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5.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Carson City Nevada Friday Night

CARSON CITY, NV. (THECOUNT) — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook Carson City, Nevada on Friday night.

The sharker, centered in Indiana Spring, occurred about 6 miles NNW of the State’s Capitol Friday around 6:33 p.m., according to USGS.

The quake was said to be felt as far away as Lake Tahoe, California.

No word on injuries or damage.

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Geo quick facts: Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, is an independent city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada, named after the mountain man Kit Carson. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,274, making the sixth largest city in Nevada – Wikipedia.

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  • It's a "shaker", not a "sharker". It was East of "Indian Hills", not "Indiana Spring", and that is SSE of Carson City, not NNW of the state capitol. But other than that, thank you for the informative report.

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