Seismologists
monitor Carson City quake swarm
Potential to result in major quake
Las Vegas Sun,
23
June, 2013
Nevada
seismologists and emergency managers say they're monitoring an
earthquake swarm in Carson City that has the potential to result in a
major temblor.
But
officials from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University
of Nevada, Reno, stress they can't predict how the sequence of over
120 minor quakes that began June 1 will play out or if it will result
in larger events.
The
largest quakes of the swarm have been one of magnitude-2.9 on June 5
and two of magnitude-2.8 on Thursday and June 16. While each has been
followed by many smaller quakes, no injuries or major damage have
been reported.
UNR
seismologists say based on past seismic activity in the region, the
probability of larger quakes increases as sequences progress.
They
say the swarm is of concern because it may be associated with the
Genoa Fault Zone, which is capable of producing major quakes of
magnitude-7 or more.
Nevada
is the third most seismically active state in the nation behind
California and Alaska.
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