FOLKS IN TONOPAH (tono-paw) NEVADA HAD A RUDE AWAKENING THIS MORNING.
A SIX-POINT FIVE EARTHQUAKE HIT JUST AFTER 4-A.M. WITH STRONG AFTERSHOCKS OF 4-POINT THREE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURY OR DAMAGE… EXCEPT HIGHWAY 95 THAT SUFFERED MAJOR CRACKS.
THE QUAKE STRUCK IN A REGION HALF WAY BETWEEN RENO AND LAS VEGAS. PEOPLE AS FAR AWAY AS SAN JOSE SAY THEY FELT THE SHAKING.