Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Press Release

May 8, 2008, 01:30 AM PDT 		University of Nevada, Reno
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred at 10:55 PM PDT, May 7, 2008, about 1.8 miles northeast of Mogul and 5 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada. This earthquake was about a mile east of the main trend of seismicity in Mogul, in a small cluster active up until this time only at small magnitudes. No reports of damage or injury have been received as of this writing, and would not normally be expected. Over 125 felt reports had been submitted as of this writing to the Did You Feel It website:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/STORE/X244518_08/ciim_form.html

Please consider contributing your experiences at this site.

The magnitude of this evening's event is not inconsistent with aftershock activity of the M4.7 event of April 25, but its actual relation, if any, remains to be determined.

This evening's earthquake is a reminder that damaging earthquakes can happen in the Reno area and their occurrence is consistent with the longer-term catalog of seismic activity in western Nevada. For information on Earthquake Preparedness, please consult Living With Earthquakes In Nevada, which was published in the May 4, 2008 Reno Gazette Journal, and is also available for download on the Nevada Seismological Laboratory website at:

http://www.seismo.unr.edu/preparedness.html