Friday, March 20, 2020 | 7:45 p.m.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was reported Friday night in Carson City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at 6:33 p.m. about 18 miles from Reno.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of five earthquakes with magnitudes between 5.0 and 6.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.7 miles.
This story was automatically generated by Quakebot, a computer application that monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the USGS.
