California Quake May Have Killed Man in Nevada: Authorities

California Quake May Have Killed Man in Nevada: Authorities
A visitor takes a photo of a crack on the ground following recent earthquakes outside of Ridgecrest, Calif., on July 7, 2019. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
|Updated:

Officials are investigating what they believe to be the first death caused by the earthquakes that shook California last week.

The body of a 56-year-old man was found pinned under a jeep over the state line in Pahrump, Nevada, around 100 miles from the epicenter of the earthquakes near Ridgecrest, California.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
twitter
Related Topics