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Foreshock of the April earthquake. 1914 Reno earthquakes [11] April 24, 1914 Reno 6.4 M fa Several people fainted. Major damage. [10] 1914 Reno earthquakes [12] October 2, 1915 Tobin Range 6.8 M w 7.6 M s Limited damage. 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake [13] [14] December 21, 1932 Cedar Mountain: 6.8 M w 7.2 M Limited damage. 1932 Cedar Mountain ...
Since the earthquake occurred in a remote and relatively uninhabited area, few people were exposed to severe shaking, hence no casualties occurred. [8] [16] [17] The earthquake cracked U.S. Route 95 between Reno and Las Vegas, causing it to be temporarily closed. The highway was reopened 10 hours after repair operations.
Having half a dozen earthquakes with a magnitude 2.5 or greater strike in a single week is not a common occurrence in Southern California.
The quake was centered 16.6 miles south of Palm Desert and 17.6 miles south of Rancho Mirage.
1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake; 1954 Rainbow Mountain-Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley earthquakes; 1997 Nevada floods; 1999 Las Vegas flood; F. ... South Valley Surprise ...
The mountain areas of the San Joaquin Valley have endured rough times of late, even if Tuesday’s earthquake was more of a brief scare than a real threat.
The 7:42 a.m. shock was the strongest in the Los Angeles area since the 1971 San Fernando earthquake and was felt as far as San Diego and San Luis Obispo, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Communication systems and local media were temporarily impaired and power was cut, leaving numerous early morning workers stranded in disabled elevators.