3.8 earthquake strikes northwest of Las Vegas

October 22, 2011 | 7:42pm

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.

A shallow, magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 7:20 p.m. Saturday about 16 miles from Pritchards Station in central Nevada, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was 197 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It also was 22 miles from Duckwater, 36 miles from Lockes and 62 miles from Austin.

In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

Read more about California earthquakes on L.A. Now.

For the record, 8:18 p.m.: A previous version of this post said the quake measured magnitude 3.5 and occurred 11 miles from Pritchards Station. It has since been upgraded to magnitude 3.8 and the location has been changed to about 16 miles from Pritchards Station.

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