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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
California: Strong Earthquake strikes Death Valley
October 7, 2011 | 3:18 pm
A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon
13 miles from Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, according to the
U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:10 p.m.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 30 miles from Tokop,
Nev., 35 miles from Sylvania, Nev., 38 miles from Lone Pine,
Calif., and 137 miles from Las Vegas.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude
3.0 and greater centered nearby.