The red dots reflect the Tuesday night earthquakes.
The red dots reflect the Tuesday night earthquakes.

At least three earthquakes were reported in south Reno near Galena on Tuesday night, with the largest a magnitude of 2.8, according to the Nevada Seismological Lab.

The first quake was centered 1.5 miles east of Galena High School, registering a preliminary magnitude of 2.75 to 2.8 at 7:24 p.m. followed by a magnitude 1.8 approximately 3.6 miles north of Galena High School at 7:26 p.m. and a 1.4 at 7:55 p.m. Smaller earthquakes were reported in the same area early Tuesday morning.

Updated information for activity associated with this earthquake is available at http://www.seismo.unr.edu.

On Friday, the Seismological Lab reported a swarm of 90 earthquakes in the same area.