On the afternoon of Friday May 22, 2015, a magnitude-4.8 earthquake struck Nevada, damaging part of a Las Vegas freeway, officials said.
The quake hit at 11:47 a.m. about 24 miles south-southwest of Caliente, Nevada, according to the US Geological Survey.
Nearly 2,000 responses were listed on the USGS Did You Feel It? survey. The quake was downgraded from a magnitude 5.4 to 4.8.
The Nevada Department of Transportation reported the ramps from US-95 southbound to 1-15 northbound and southbound are closed, as well as the MLK on ramp to I-15 southbound, due to possible structural damage.
SOURCE: NBC BAY AREA
