Magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes Las Vegas
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, some 17 miles southwest of Alamo, Nevada, shortly after 8 a.m. local time. According to the USGS, shaking was felt in Las Vegas, roughly 60 miles south of the epicenter.
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ALAMO, Nev. — A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, some 17 miles southwest of Alamo, Nevada, shortly after 8 a.m. local time. According to the USGS, shaking was felt in Las Vegas, roughly 60 miles south of the epicenter.
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake felt in Las Vegas.
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There's no word on the extent of any damage.
A magnitude 3.2 aftershock was recorded in almost the exact same location about 30 minutes later.
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