Reno: Biggest Little Shaker in the World

From the Associated Press:

I felt it while typing away at my workspace.

RENO EARTHQUAKE

4.2 quake shakes downtown Reno buildings as swarm of temblors hits northern Nevada

 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno residents are still a bit rattled this morning after yesterday’s earth-shaking experience.

A swarm of earthquakes capped by a 4.2 magnitude quake hit Reno late yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, shaking downtown buildings and putting residents on edge throughout the city.

Some cracked windows and damage to tile roofs were reported in northwest residential areas but there were no reports of injuries or major damage.

The U-S Geological Survey says the 4.2 temblor hit at 3:55 p.m. and was centered six miles west of Reno. It shook downtown Reno for about 30 seconds and caused buildings to sway.

The Geological Survey said a 4.1 magnitude trembler hit minutes earlier at 3:47 p.m.

The U-S-G-S actually has changed it’s report on the size of the two biggest quakes. It originally reported the first one was a 4.1.

It then raised it to 4.2, then at one point to 4.4, but now reports it was a 4.2. The 4.1 quake initially was reported to be a 3.8.

In addition to the two most powerful quakes, more than 30 other small earthquakes were reported during about a two-hour period.

They included seven registering 2.4 and above — one of those a 3.0 at 3:51 p.m. and another a 3.3 at 6 p.m.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s seismology laboratory reported the two largest quakes were “widely felt” throughout Reno and neighboring Sparks to the east. It said that based on the magnitude of the quakes, aftershocks can be expected for several days.

Elsewhere in Nevada on Thursday, a 3.6 earthquake was reported at 5:47 p.m. in the northeast part of the state about 38 miles southeast of Elko and a 3.0 at 12:33 a.m. in west-central Nevada about 26 miles south of Tonopah.