CALIENTE, Nevada (ABC4) -- A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the area of Caliente, Nevada around 1 a.m. Friday morning.

It was a light earthquake 25 miles south southwest of Caliente according to reports, but residents were still able to feel it.

"I was in the kitchen cooking cookies for our yard sale this weekend, all of a sudden there was a rumbling!" one resident told ABC4.com.

The earthquake had a depth of three miles, and it could be felt for almost 60 miles.

"We're so used to the trains coming in and out, that that's not-- It's almost, I'd say, soothing for somebody that was born here, but that was definitely not like that. You could feel it shake the house," another resident said.

She also said that she has a dog that gets scared by thunderstorms and other loud noises, so she was

See Full Page