There has been a tradition of towns in rural Nevada to avoid publicizing damage or injuries from disasters such as fires, for fear of scaring away investors. In the Ridgecrest area these include a ML5.2[121] earthquake in October 1961 near Brown (approximately halfway between Ridgecrest and Little Lake) that was felt in Independence and Los Angeles; it was preceded by eight minutes by an ML 3.4 foreshock felt in China Lake (east of Ridgecrest). Although a pair of earthquakes this week originated in California about 220 driving miles away from the Las Vegas, they were strong enough to sway the ground here, and even the hefty overhead scoreboard at the Thomas & Mack Center Friday night to bring confusion and moderate panic during a televised NBA Summer League game. Eleven months later, a Mw 5.5 aftershock took place to the east of … — Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) June 4, 2020 The USGS reported a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Ridgecrest, California on July 5, 2019, that could be felt in Las Vegas. Rockslides covered multiple roads around the community, blocking off mountain roads, including the section of State Route 178 that connects Bakersfield with Lake Isabella. “Earthquake information tends to be a private thing.… It definitely is a Nevada thing,” he said. [118], At the southern end of the ECSZ the 1992 Landers earthquake, at magnitude Mw 7.2 (Ms7.8)[119] was also the strongest earthquake in California since 1906. [17] The foreshock originated along a strike-slip fault in the Eastern California Shear Zone, a region frequented by earthquake swarms, near the edge of Death Valley National Park. “It used to be known as an earthquake state, just like California. The sudden movement from an earthquake may have shifted the car, causing the man to die of traumatic asphyxia, Sgt. The forecasted high temperature is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the National Weather Service said. Epicenter was 6.4 in Kern County, @USGS confirms LA's shaking was below 4.5. But from the 1850s to the 1950s, there were 22 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater in Nevada. [9] This quake was preceded by several smaller earthquakes, and was followed by more than 1,400 detected aftershocks. Not jerky. Trona, an unincorporated community, "sustained varying degrees of damage" but no injuries have been reported, according to San Bernardino County Fire's verified Twitter account. No additional damage occurred from any of the aftershocks. For further information and to register, visit shakeout.org/nevada. Been living in Los Angeles all my life. In Trona, severe damage was reported, with houses knocked off their foundations and numerous gas leaks. Footage from Ridgecrest showed firefighters hosing down flames rising from homes. [78], In addition, Dr. Lucy Jones said that the odds of another 7 Mw  or above earthquake was a "1 in 10 chance", with a "50-50" chance of a 6 Mw  hitting the Owens Valley. [109], The Scodie Lineament is a zone of microseismicity extending southwest (paralleling the Garlock Fault) from near Walker Pass (due west of Ridgecrest) to align with the White Wolf Fault, scene of the 1952 Kern County earthquake south of Bakersfield. [64] A 4 in (10 cm) wide crack occurred along State Route 178 near Searles Valley and debris covered part of U.S. Route 395. [125] In 1977 two small quakes that hit Ridgecrest in February[126] were followed by another pair of small earthquakes in March.

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