The Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL) recorded a magnitude 5.7 earthquake southeast of Lahontan Reservoir in the Dead Camel Mountains at 6:29 p.m. on Monday, and has been followed by at least 120 aftershocks, of which 17 were over magnitude 3 (as of 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday). The mainshock was located 12.5 miles southeast of Silver Springs and 15 miles southwest of Fallon. The NSL is monitoring the aftershock activity closely and will deploy “aftershock kits,” seismic stations which can be activated quickly, to increase the coverage near the mainshock location. Aftershocks will be frequent in the next few days and can continue for months....

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