M5.6 earthquake near South Lake Tahoe, California
3579 d ago · 28 Dec 2016, 08:18 UTC 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada on 28 Dec 2016, 08:18 UTC at a depth of 11 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is South Lake Tahoe, about 113 km away in California, United States.
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