5.9-magnitude quake hits 6 km east of Dayton, Nevada -- USGS

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 6 km east of Dayton, U.S. state of Nevada at 1606 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was initially determined to be at 39.24 degrees north latitude and 119.52 degrees west longitude.

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