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By Conor Shine (contact) 
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 | 12:49 p.m.
The ground in the northeast valley rumbled Tuesday morning when an earthquake occurred in the Moapa Valley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck at 9:03 a.m. about 27 miles northeast of Las Vegas, according to the USGS.
The quake caused light shaking in the area around the epicenter, with a few weak rumbles being felt in the northeastern part of the valley.
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I felt it in the northwest end of the valley, too. I was on the fourth floor of a building.