India, April 14 -- A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Silver Springs, Nevada, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, sending tremors across parts of the region.

The agency said the tremor occurred at a depth of 9 km (5.59 miles).

In a separate incident, an earthquake of Magnitude 4.9 struck the California region of United States.

The magnitude of the earthquake was initially reported to be 5.1 but was later revised to 4.9 by the USGS.

Tremors of the earthquake were felt in San Jose and several other California areas as well.

USGS said it struck a kilometre east southeast of Boulder Creek, California. The US government science agency said the earthquake struck at around 8:41:25 UTC (around 1:41 am in California) at a depth of 10.9 ...