The quake struck 15 miles north-northeast of the town of Yerington, about 40 miles east of Carson City, at 3:08 p.m. local time. More than 10,000 people reported feeling the earthquake on the U.S.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 22 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada at 23:08:30 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.