4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles Nevada
LAS VEGAS -- An earthquake that struck a rural area of southern Nevada has been downgraded to magnitude 4.8.
The U.S. Geological Survey revised its earlier report that pinned the magnitude of Friday's earthquake at 5.4.
The temblor hit around midday about 24 miles southwest of the small town of Caliente, Nevada. It could be felt about 100 miles away in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Highway Patrol reported damage to one of the state's busiest highway transition ramps. The ramp from southbound U.S. 95 to Interstate 15 near downtown Las Vegas has been shut down indefinitely.
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada Reno says several aftershocks, from magnitude 1.0 to 3.8, followed the larger temblor.
The USGS website recorded hundreds of reports from people who say they felt the shaking.
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