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M5.6 earthquake near South Lake Tahoe, California

Name: M5.6 earthquake near South Lake Tahoe, California
Start: 2016-12-28T08:22:12.208+00:00
Location: 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

3579 d ago · 28 Dec 2016, 08:22 UTC 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on 28 Dec 2016, 08:22 UTC at a depth of 12 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 112 km away in California, United States.

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First reported by USGS
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