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 Nevada Earthquake
Well North of Las
Vegas
A 6.3 magnitude
earthquake rocked
the northeastern
corner of Nevada
today at 6:16 a.m.,
the U.S. Geological
Survey reported.
It had little if any
impact on the
gambling Mecca of
Las Vegas based on
early reports.
The quake struck 11
miles
south-southeast of
the small railroad
town of Wells, Nev.,
the USGS said.
There were no
immediate reports of
injuries.
The epicenter of the
earthquake in Elko
County is 430 miles
north of Las Vegas.
Wells was founded in
1869 by Central
Pacific Railroad,
today known as Union
Pacific Railroad.
This update at 7:25
a.m. from the
Associated Press:
Elko County
Undersheriff Rocky
Gonzalez said damage
was widespread, with
people reporting
cracked walls and
foundations. At
least one building
collapsed, he said.
There were no
immediate reports of
injuries, he said.
The Flying J Truck
Stop was evacuated
because of a propane
leak, Gonzalez said.
A person who
answered the phone
at Wells Elementary
School said there
were cracks in walls
and items were
displaced.
“It was pretty bad,”
said Jane Kelso, who
answered the phone
at the Motel 6.
“Everything in our
whole building
shook. We have
cracks in our
walls.”
 The temblor was felt
across eastern
Nevada, Utah and as
far away as Southern
California and
Boise, Idaho.
In Twin Falls,
Idaho, residents
reported severe
shaking and items
falling off shelves.
Wells is about 350
miles east of Reno
on Interstate 80.
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Originally published
February 21, 2008
10:35 am EST
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