Saguaro
02-21-2008, 10:12 AM
ELKO, Nev. - A strong earthquake shook rural northeastern Nevada Thursday, and there were early reports of damage in some communities, authorities said.
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and was reported at 6:16 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered in a sparsely populated area 11 miles southeast of Wells near the Nevada-Utah line.
"It was pretty bad," said Jane Kelso, who answered the phone at the Motel 6. "Everything in our whole building shook. "We have cracks in our walls."
The temblor was felt across eastern Nevada, Utah and as far away as Southern California. Elko County Undersheriff Rocky Gonzalez said there were unconfirmed reports of some damage to buildings.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_us/nevada_quake;_ylt=Aof7zFBhEMN76x1_S6PypNWs0NUE
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and was reported at 6:16 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered in a sparsely populated area 11 miles southeast of Wells near the Nevada-Utah line.
"It was pretty bad," said Jane Kelso, who answered the phone at the Motel 6. "Everything in our whole building shook. "We have cracks in our walls."
The temblor was felt across eastern Nevada, Utah and as far away as Southern California. Elko County Undersheriff Rocky Gonzalez said there were unconfirmed reports of some damage to buildings.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_re_us/nevada_quake;_ylt=Aof7zFBhEMN76x1_S6PypNWs0NUE