The USGS reports an earthquake registering 4.2 occurred at about 9:33 a.m. today some 5 kilometers east of Capulin. Residents in downtown Los Alamos and on Walnut Street reported to the Los Alamos Daily Post that they felt the earthquake. ‘Our chandelier began moving back and forth,’ reported a man who lives near Ashley Pond Park. Another resident said, ‘We felt it on Woodland Road … floor shook and doors swayed.’ The USGS (United States Geological Survey) is a science bureau within the United States Department of the Interior. Find the latest earthquake information here. Screenshot/LAPS
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Morning Earthquake Near Capulin Felt In Los Alamos
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