Over the last 150 years, Nevada has ranked third in the country in the number of large earthquakes. Since the 1850s, 76 earthquakes with potentially destructive magnitudes of 5.5 or greater have occurred in Nevada. Nevada is earthquake country, and considering the number of earthquake generating faults located in the state, it is important to know how to prepare for an earthquake as well as how to take care during and after one hits.
Below are resources written by the Nevada Seismological Laboratory dedicated to helping people prepare for an earthquake.
- Living with Earthquakes in Nevada: A Nevadan's Guide
- Earthquakes in Nevada and How to Survive Them
- Preparedness Information Sheets developed by the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council
- Earthquakes and School Safety
- Real-Time K-12 Educational Seismic Network
- Earthquake Preparedness: Bracing a 72-inch Rack Against Earthquakes
- Buying Earthquake Insurance
- Hotels
- Earthquakes in Nevada - March 6, 1995 Testimony
- Reno Gazette-Journal Article: "Exceeding Seismic Code Pays in the Long Run"
Other Online sources
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- American Red Cross
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Earthquake Country Southern California
- Southern California Earthquake Center
- Nevada Earthquake Safety Council
