A magnitude 5.8 earthquake recently struck near Yerington, Nevada, about 50 miles east of Carson City. The tremors were felt as far as Sacramento, and there were at least nine aftershocks, one measuring 5.5. Dr. Angie Lux from UC Berkeley explained the difference in shaking compared to a larger earthquake that hit California the week before: "The earthquake last week was further away. The predominant motion that you're going to feel being so far away from that magnitude 7 earthquake last week is the slow, long period waves. They can travel a really long way," as per reports from ABC10. 

Reports from Fox40 indicate that the epicenter of the recent earthquake was about 70 miles east of Lake Tahoe. Over 8,000 residents felt the initial shaking, but there have been no immediate reports of damage. This area had already been on alert a few days ago after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning.

According to the USGS, as mentioned by ABC10, the Utah region saw an earthquake that demonstrated the extensional zone, which means the area is being stretched in its crust, making it somewhat different tectonically from California, despite their geographically close faults, Nevada is not expected to experience as large earthquakes as those in California with Dr. Lux stating, "In Nevada, western Nevada, we see an extensional zone, so that area is actually kind of being stretched apart in the crust, and so that's a little bit of a different tectonic environment, We don't expect to see such large earthquakes in that area. Typically, magnitude 6 or so is kind of what we would expect for a larger earthquake in Nevada." Ongoing monitoring suggests a 14% chance of an aftershock larger than magnitude 5 occurring within the next week.