Silver Springs, Nevada – A sharp burst of seismic activity rattled Lyon County within minutes Sunday afternoon, capped by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake about 20 kilometers southeast of Silver Springs — the strongest in a fast-moving swarm that unfolded in less than 10 minutes. According to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and USGS data, the M4.5 quake struck at 2:39 p.m. UTC, following a magnitude 4.0 event at 2:42 p.m. UTC and a smaller 2.9 tre…
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