ESMERALDA COUNTY, NV - Sunday afternoon, a preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake was recorded close to Silver Peak, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor struck the area at 2:24 p.m. It ...

A pair of earthquakes have struck northern Nevada, adding to the dozens of tremors reported near an ancient supervolcano feared to be awakening. The US Geological Survey (USGS) revealed that a 3.7 and ...

ELKO, N.V. – Rural northern Nevada is the site of one of the nation’s newest earthquake swarms, with more than a dozen quakes measuring at least magnitude 2.5 or greater recorded over a 24-hour period ...

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More than 590,000 Nevadans – and 50 million people in the worldwide drill – are already registered to participate in the annual statewide public earthquake drill, the Great Nevada ShakeOut, on ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The federal government shutdown is disrupting earthquake monitoring efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and threatening Nevada’s push to secure funding for a potentially ...

MINERAL COUNTY, NV - Thursday night, a 3.8 magnitude quake was detected close to Walker Lake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor jolted the area at 11:05 p.m. It occurred at a depth ...

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NYE COUNTY, NV - Thursday morning, a 2.0 magnitude quake was registered near Beatty, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was reported that a tremor shook the region at 6:47 a.m. The epicenter ...