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The Nevada Seismological Laboratory from University of Nevada Reno recorded an earthquake with a 4.2 magnitude around Beaver Dam State Park Jan. 27.
State Parks Interpreter Dawn Andone said there was no damage to the structures at or around the park. Andone said the epicenter of the earthquake is being claimed as Joseco, near the old post office at Barclay.
?There?s been a number of tremors all day, up to 2.9,? said Andone. However, the quake was some four miles underground, and nobody reported feeling the quake.
Diane Depolo from the UNR Seismological Laboratory said, ?people tend to not feel them until they are a magnitude over three, or right on top of them.?
The quakes around Lincoln County this week are ranging from 1.3 to 9 kilometers underground.
Earthquake activity has been heavy around the whole state of Nevada over the last two weeks, with a number of reports coming from the Reno and Virginia City area, as well as Hawthorne and Las Vegas.
Depolo said, ?Virginia City has been seeing activity for about a week,? and Reno has been active for the last six months.
Information for the earthquakes are being recorded by the seismological equipment around the area, however, seismological equipment in Utah is greatly adding to the information being presented for the eastern edge of the state.
Earthquakes can happen at anywhere at any moment, Depolo said, but the state of Nevada, and Lincoln County has been more active in the last two weeks.
Information on the seismological activity can be found at the UNR website, http://www.seismo.unr.edu, clicking on the second tab labeled Earthquake Info. Maps are offered for the epicenters of the quakes, and clicking on the locations will provide more detailed information. More than 20 earthquakes have been logged in the last week.