The National Weather Service allowed the Tsunami Warning to expire on Thursday morning after a major magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Ferndale, California. The quake was the strongest for the area since 2005.
Strong shaking was felt in Reno and Carson City, Nevada, on Monday afternoon after a large earthquake jolted the region.
The USGS reports a magnitude 5.5 earthquake around 3:08 p.m., which occurred about 15 miles northeast of Yerington, Nevada.
People on social media reported feeling the shaking throughout western Nevada and parts of eastern California.
“This event is identified as the potential mainshock of an earthquake sequence,” the USGS said about the 5.5 magnitude earthquake that was felt Monday afternoon.
The USGS shows that the magnitude 5.5 earthquake was one of 18 reported earthquakes in that region on Monday out of 27 in this sequence.
The 5.5-magnitude earthquake in western Nevada occurred just days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just off the coast of California, prompting a rare tsunami warning.
An ongoing earthquake swarm with “significant” quakes rocked Alaska Monday as well.