Quakes shake UNR campus
Gov. Jim Gibbons will visit the University of Nevada, Reno Tuesday to address the recent spat of earthquakes in the Reno area, according to the Nevada Bureau of Mines.Gibbons will be in the Scrugham Engineering/Mines building at 2 p.m.
UNR Police Chief Adam Garcia also said he is working with university officials to develop a detailed response plan in case the university sustains damage in the event of a major tremor.
“I’m doing what I can to protect this campus,” Garcia said Monday.
The most recent earthquake, a 4.2, happened around 4 a.m. Monday. The epicenter was near Mogul, Nev., west of Reno.
A 4.7 tremblor hit Friday, at 11:38 p.m. Friday near Mogul.
Three other earthquakes from 3.0 to 4.2 magnitudes struck the Somersett and Mogul area Thursday afternoon, shaking the university and Reno area.
There have been dozens of smaller earthquakes recorded since Thursday, and hundreds recorded since the shaking started in February.
The university sustained no damage in light of the earthquakes, university police said.
The 4.7 earthquake Friday was the strongest felt in Reno since a string of earthquakes began in February, said Diane Depolo, a network seismologist from the UNR Seismology Laboratory.
“We do live in earthquake country,” she said. “People in (the Sommersett and Mogul areas) are feeling them on a daily basis and they’re getting nervous.”
The recent earthquakes have been centralized in the Mogul area, worrying locals who are wondering if Reno is in for a more devastating earthquake.
Regardless of the activity, no one can predict if there will be more activity and at what magnitude, Depolo said.
According to the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council, “We are due for a 6.0 or greater earthquake.”
- What: A town hall meeting
- Why: To discuss recent seismic activity
- When: 5 p.m. Tuesday
- Where: Jot Travis Manzanita Lake Room below the Overlook Cafe
What to do:
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Take cover under a piece of furniture or against an inside wall.
- Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you’re sure it’s safe to exit.
- Stay away from windows.
- In a high-rise building, expect the fire alarms and sprinklers to go off during a quake.
- If you are in bed, hold on and stay there, protecting your head with a pillow. Move any heavy objects above your bed now in case something happens.
- If you are outdoors, find a clear spot away from buildings, trees and power lines. Drop to the ground.
- If you are in a car, slow down and drive to a clear place (as described above). Stay in the car until the shaking stops.
- Secure loose objects like dishes and valuables, filing cabinets or shelves.
- Use strong baby-proof cabinet locks or switch your breakable dishes in high cabinets with items in drawers or low cabinets.
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