Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits near Las Vegas, USGS says after shallow tremor in Summerlin South.

A series of moderate earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.7, struck off the coast of Northern California and Oregon.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Nevada on Thursday near the Las Vegas area, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS ), marking the strongest seismic event recorded in the state that day.

Today’s earthquake struck at 5:59 p.m. and was centered about 54 miles south-southwest of Kailua-Kona at a depth of about 21 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.