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An earthquake struck a portion of western Nevada on Thursday morning, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The temblor registered a preliminary magnitude of 3.5, the USGS said, and ...
Fri, October 20th 2023 at 6:32 PM. Updated Fri, October 20th 2023 at 10:39 AM. Nevada experiences earthquake swarm. ... “It’s important to remember that Nevada is earthquake country, ...
Nevada is the third most active earthquake state in the nation, behind Alaska and California. In Nevada alone, we average 623 earthquakes annually, and Carson City has had 3,248 earthquakes since 1931 ...
Another earthquake rattled Northern Nevada early Tuesday morning. The 3.4-magnitude quake hit at 1:31 a.m., knocking bottles off shelves and waking people up, according to online posts.
The events were part of the Great Nevada ShakeOut, an annual statewide earthquake and evacuation drill designed to teach students and educators about how to protect themselves during seismic events.
An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.7 ...
A 3.9 earthquake hit Thursday about 3 miles northwest of Peavine Peak, the fourth in a tight series. The quake at 5:23 p.m. was felt as far south as Mt. Rose Highway. The smaller quakes in the ...
An ongoing swarm of small earthquakes near Reno, Nevada, serves as a reminder that Nevadans should be prepared for a major earthquake, ... Updated October 24, 2023 - 10:24 am.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the College of Science has asked researchers across a range of disciplines to share how they remain optimistic in the face of the many challenges of today, ...