By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 struck southwest of Henderson, Nevada, on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno. The earthquake occurred approximately 26 miles from Henderson just after 3 p.m.
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory has also recorded several other small-scale earthquakes across rural Nevada in the last 24 hours, with updates shared on social media platform X.
No further details about the Henderson-area earthquake were immediately available. Earthquakes are a common occurrence in Nevada, with the state experiencing an average of about ten earthquakes daily, mostly of minor intensity, as reported by William Savran from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory in an interview with the Review-Journal last year.
“Earthquakes are an everyday thing in Nevada,” Savran explained, highlighting the state’s active seismic history. Nevada has witnessed significant earthquakes in the past, including a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in 1915, which is the largest recorded in the state, occurring about 50 miles south of Winnemucca. More recently, the 2020 Monte Cristo earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near Tonopah.
