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March 7, 2021

2020 Nevada Seismological Laboratory Publications

June 2, 2020

Monte Cristo Earthquake fault still active with 6,500 aftershocks

University of Nevada, Reno geoscience team monitoring, finding, mapping damage and surface ruptures
May 15, 2020

Damage reported in magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Tonopah

University of Nevada, Reno Seismological Lab reports earthquake is largest in Nevada since 1954
March 25, 2020

Carson City aftershocks continue after magnitude 4.5 earthquake

100s of smaller earthquakes shake the state Capitol
March 20, 2020

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake reported by Nevada Seismological Laboratory

University of Nevada, Reno reports quake centered near Carson City, no damage reported
December 3, 2019

NYT: A Deep Sea Magma Monster gets a Body Scan

NSL participates with UT Austin (UTIG) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD) on an R/V Marcus Langseth 3-D cruise.
November 6, 2019

NYT: Watching the California Fires Burn in Real Time

Front Page New York Times Interactive Story on the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County
September 5, 2019

Firefighters use ALERTWildfire cameras to monitor conditions, put the brakes on potential catastrophic wildfires

University of Nevada, Reno leads the charge in three-university collaboration with 200 new cameras in California
August 22, 2019

WT: Earthquake or underground explosion? Scientists can help you tell the difference

The United States has improved its ability to differentiate earthquakes from underground explosions, according to leading seismologists who have just concluded nine years of experiments at the Nevada National Security Site.
August 9, 2019

USGS awards $12.5 million for ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system

University of Nevada, Reno to work in eastern Sierra part of project that also spans California, Oregon and Washington

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