I believe Conner90 lives in Reno.


Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue
By MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago
Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors.
More than 100 aftershocks were recorded on the western edge of the city after a magnitude 4.7 quake hit Friday night, the strongest quake around Reno since one measuring 5.2 in 1953, said researchers at the seismological laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno.
The latest quake swept store shelves clean, cracked walls in homes and dislodged rocks on hillsides, but there were no reports of injuries or widespread major damage.
Seismologists said the recent activity is unusual because the quakes started out small and continue to build in strength. The normal pattern is for a main quake followed by smaller aftershocks.
"A magnitude 6 quake wouldn't be a scientific surprise," John Anderson, director of the seismological lab, said Saturday. "We certainly hope residents are taking the threat seriously after last night."

 

Everyone should always be prepared for whatever natural disasters may possibly strike their area anyway. Even a magnitude 6 isn't that huge, especially if you live in an area where the ground is more solid.

 

Am I reading that wrong or is this just more mindless crap trying to be stirred up by the liberal media?

"Seismologists said the recent activity is unusual because the quakes started out small and continue to build in strength. The normal pattern is for a main quake followed by smaller aftershocks. "

More than 100 aftershocks were recorded on the western edge of the city after a magnitude 4.7 quake hit Friday night


Am I missing something?

 

I did not post the entire story...too long. This was farther down. Friday night was the strongest yet.

"Hundreds of mostly minor quakes have occurred along one or possibly more faults since the sequence began Feb. 28, said Ken Smith, a seismologist at the Reno laboratory. The quakes have occurred along an area about 2 miles long and a half-mile wide"

 

yes connor90 is in reno, hope everything is well for you and your family Connor!

 

Im in the midwest we have had about 7 in the last week its odd here to ever have one last ones i can remember befores this i was a kid.

 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/....-125.-115.php

Actually quite a bit of shaking going on throughout California and Nevada. Quite a bit more shaking in Nevada than usual, but it happens when the larger quakes trigger hundreds of aftershocks. Most of them are so small you never feel them.