3.7 quake in south Reno is the 70th recorded in the area since Jan. 24

This article has been updated; UNR’s Seismo Lab upgraded the initial reading of magnitude 3.5 to 3.7.

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake shook south Reno on Sunday afternoon, according to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno.

The brief quake struck at 4:02 p.m.

Its epicenter was less than a mile southeast of Damonte Ranch High School, and about half a mile south-southeast of the painted “D” on the hillside above the school. The quake’s depth was reported at 6.47 miles below the surface.

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It was the largest in a series of earthquakes that have been rattling the Virginia Foothills in the past several days. The previous largest quake in the cluster was a 2.7 on Thursday afternoon.

The 3.7 was immediately followed by three smaller quakes, ranging from 0.7 to 0.9, in the same area.

A total of 70 quakes of at least 0.2 have shaken the area since Jan. 24, according to the Seismological Laboratory.

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