An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has rattled the California-Nevada borderSAN FRANCISCO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people reporting feeling the shaking hundreds of miles away, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at 3:49 p.m. in a region about 250 miles (402 kilometers) east of San Francisco and south of Lake Tahoe. It was followed by dozens of aftershocks, with at least a half-dozen of magnitude 4.0 or greater, the USGS said. The earthquake was the largest one recorded since a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the area in 1994. He cited a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that rattled the Eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine last month and sent boulders crashing down Mt.

Source: ABC News July 08, 2021 23:42 UTC