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February 5, 2015

The slippery base of a tectonic plate, co-authored by J. Louie

"A seismic reflection image for the base of a tectonic plate," a paper published today in the high-impact journal Nature by a New Zealand, Nevada Seismo Lab, and Japan collaboration.
December 20, 2014

Update: NW Nevada Earthquake Sequence, Dec 20, 2014

As of Dec 20, there have been 2019 earthquakes (Magnitude >= 1.0) located in the NW Nevada Sheldon Wild Life Area
December 8, 2014

AlertTAHOE—Donate Today!

Fire Camera fund raising campaign announced
December 1, 2014

Position: Outreach and Education Coordinator

November 21, 2014

Earthquake swarm rumbles this week with 50 small quakes, largest magnitude 4.3

Nevada Seismological Laboratory at University of Nevada, Reno continues to monitor ongoing activity in far northwest Nevada
November 12, 2014

Intensifying earthquake swarm strikes with two M4.7 and 50-plus M3 earthquakes in past week

Nevada Seismological Laboratory at University of Nevada, Reno continues to monitor ongoing activity in northwest Nevada
November 5, 2014

M4.6 Earthquake Strikes NW Nevada, Swarm Continues

Vigorous swarm continues unabated in NW Nevada
October 16, 2014

2014 ShakeOut hits all time high of nearly 575,000 Nevadans

Another successful ShakeOut as Nevada joins 26 million participants world-wide.
October 5, 2014

M3.6 Earthquake strikes near Las Vegas, NV

Largest earthquake to strike near Las Vegas in decades.
September 19, 2014

King Fire Captured on NSL PTZ HD Fire Cameras

View to the north from S. Lake Tahoe of smoke from the King Fire.

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