Small 3.5 quake hits near Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
3.5 quake Nevada Jan 28, 2024 04:02 pm (GMT -8)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.5 quake in the United States near Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, only 3 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Sunday, January 28th, 2024, at 4:02 pm local time at a shallow depth of 6.5 miles. 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.
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 Pleasant Hill (pop. 860) located 8 miles from the epicenter.
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, Lakes Crossing (pop. 241,400) 10 miles away, Sun Valley (pop. 19,300) 13 miles away, Dayton (pop. 9,000) 14 miles away, Spanish Springs (pop. 15,100) 16 miles away, Carson City (pop. 54,500) 18 miles away, Truckee (pop. 16,300) 27 miles away, and Fernley (pop. 19,400) 27 miles away. In South Lake Tahoe (pop. 21,700, 37 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 28, 2024 05:02 pm (Los Angeles time) local time (29 Jan 2024 00:02 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 10.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.41°N / 119.7°W (Nevada, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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