often resulting in earthquakes. These geological features are classified into three main types: normal, reverse, and strike-slip faults. Each type reflects different forces acting within the Earth ...

"It's a little bit unfortunate because if there was a big earthquake — in Tahoe, for example ... here in Nevada," Bogolub explained. "But what we do have is active faults — kind of a ...

Thousands of earthquakes ... reverse fault). A normal fault occurs where the deeper part of the crust is pulling away from an overlying part. A reverse is, well, just the reverse. An example ...

Nevada has experienced four earthquakes since 8am ET ... Valmy sits within a region of active fault lines, including the Fairview Peak-Dixie Valley Fault Scarps and the Central Nevada Seismic ...

Nevada is located on a single plate (the North American), nonetheless with faults capable of producing earthquakes in the 7-plus range, Bogolub said. Nevada’s 7 most powerful earthquakes The ...

RENO, Nev. – On December 9, 2024, at 3:08 p.m. local time, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck on an unnamed fault between Yerington and Silver Springs, Lyon County, Nevada. The earthquake was ...