The main highway between Las Vegas and Reno was damaged Friday, but no injuries and few other problems were reported after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area of Nevada. NEVADA -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit western-central Nevada early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) â Wednesday morning USGS reported a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Utah.The earthquake is said to be northeast of Magna, Utah. According to the Utah Division of Emergency Management, this earthquake is ⦠A M5.1 earthquake hit Nevada on December 1, 2020 followed by more than 200 earthquakes. Nov. 13 (UPI) --A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck a remote area of Nevada early Friday a couple hundred miles from downtown Las Vegas, geologists said. The cracked main highway between Las Vegas and Reno reopened Friday, 10 hours after a predawn magnitude 6.5 earthquake that a researcher ⦠Search Earthquake Catalog View historic seismicity, find past earthquakes that meet your criteria. A very shallow M5.1 earthquake rattled Nevada on Dec. 1st, 11:32:56 p.m. UTC. Various output formats, and links to earthquake details. Real-time Notifications, Feeds, and Web Services Get real-time earthquake notifications sent to you ⦠The odds of a subsequent large earthquake continue to drop with time since the mainshock. USGS map. On July 5, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake centered on the California town of Ridgecrest rattled Las Vegas. The main tremor was directly followed by a swarm ⦠As of July 18, there is a 1 in 300 chance of a magnitude 7 or greater aftershock, a 3% chance of a magnitude 6 or greater aftershock and a 29% chance of a magnitude 5 aftershock in the next week. The U.S. Geological Survey ⦠In the days since, shaking has continued in the area, with a smaller quake striking on Friday. MINA, Nev. (KLAS) â The US Geological Survey is reporting a series of earthquakes near Mina, Nevada.The largest recorded so far measured 5.2 on the Richter scale. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a remote corner of Nevada early Friday, ... at a depth of 3.73 miles (6 kilometers), the USGS said. The quake occurred in a remote area of the state between Reno and Las Vegas, and people from Salt Lake City, Utah, to California's Central Valley tweeted that they felt it. 5.5 magnitude earthquake near Ridgecrest, CA felt in Las Vegas Magnitude 4.5 quake hits near Carson City Southwest Gas explains how to react to gas leak after an earthquake Several more ranging from 2.5-4.3 have since been reported for a total of seven tremors. Aftershock Forecast.