Multiple earthquakes hit city's military base where nuclear weapons were tested

A US military base where nuclear weapons have been tested was close to an earthquake felt earlier today - the 3.3 magnitude tremor rocked close to Las Vegas, Nevada A 3.3 magnitude tremor was felt only a few miles northeast of Las Vegas (Image: TNS )

An earthquake has hit part of the US where nuclear weapons have been known to be tested. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a 3.3 magnitude tremor was felt only a few miles northeast of the gambling capital of the world , Las Vegas. The Nevada city is close to Nellis Air Force Base, which was around 14 miles from the quake’s epicentre.

The Nellis base was set up on the orders of President Harry S Truman in 1950 and became the site of close to 1,000 tests in the ‘Nevada Test Site’ built on the premises. Testing at the site pr