An earthquake about 150 miles northeast of Las Vegas shook the valley around 11:47 a.m. apparently damaging a freeway off-ramp and causing chaos in the Spaghetti Bowl.
The US Geological Survey says the 4.8 magnitude quake was southwest of Caliente. An off-ramp from US 95 south to I-15 south seemed to have a separation of asphalt, and that ramp and others in the area were closed for several hours, reopening about 4:30.
It turns out, acccording to the Nevada Department of Transportation, that it was only rubber covering seams in the pavement that was dislodged..
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office had no immediate reports of any damage in or around Caliente.
