Small magnitude 3.5 quake hits 9 miles northeast of Sparks, Nevada, United States after midnight
3.5 quake 19 Oct 12:43 am (GMT -7)

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake near Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA, was reported only 29 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5.9 miles beneath the epicenter after midnight on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, at 12:43 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.5 as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 3.5.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Spanish Springs (pop. 15,100) located 4 miles from the epicenter, and Sun Valley (pop. 19,300) 8 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sparks (pop. 96,100) located 9 miles from the epicenter, Lemmon Valley (pop. 5,000) 11 miles away, Reno (pop. 241,400) 12 miles away, Cold Springs (pop. 8,500) 19 miles away, Cold Springs (pop. 8,500) 19 miles away, Fernley (pop. 19,400) 20 miles away, Dayton (pop. 9,000) 27 miles away, and Carson City (pop. 54,500) 33 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 19, 2023 12:43 am (GMT -7) local time (19 Oct 2023 07:43 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 9.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.63°N / 119.63°W (Washoe, Nevada, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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