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New earthquake rattles central Nevada near Tonopah

An earthquake rattled the Nevada high desert near Tonopah early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The 5.0-magnitude temblor at 5:36 a.m. was followed by aftershocks and comes less than a week after a 6.5 earthquake shook the region.

There were no initial reports of damage.

This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 8:14 AM.

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A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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