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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · 1d

The Great Nevada ShakeOut is October 16th at 10:16am! This earthquake drill is a great opportunity to practice Drop, Cover and Hold On! Brush up on your earthquake safety and preparedness tips. More info in english: tinyurl.com/3tvmbpwz y español: tinyurl.com/353cw3ps

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · 24d

Earthquake Roundup for Aug 20 - Sep 15, 2025. We located 420 earthquakes and the largest was Mw 4.8 in the Midas sequence. Learn more about the Midas area earthquakes and the Miocene age Northern Nevada Rift in this week's Roundup Video: tinyurl.com/yh225f4k

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · 28d

Many of our fire cameras and seismic stations in remote locations use solar power and line-of-site microwave radio communication. For #FieldWorkFriday we have a picture from the team's upgrade of the solar panel frame at Sage Hen. See the camera feed at www.alertwildfire.org?currentFirec...

Scenic vista from mountain top showing lower mountains and valleys in the distance. In the foreground is a fire camera.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Aug 22

This week we deployed a mobile fire camera, with it's own solar power and satellite internet system, for a second view point of the Cottonwood Peak Fire. We call this a COW for "Communication on Wheels." The COW came to our lab on Wednesday, but it's on stand-by ready to be deployed again if needed.

Covered trailer with ladder next to it parked on a ridge with wildfire smoke in the background. A fire camera attached to the trailer can be see in the top left corner of the photo.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Earthquake Roundup for July 16 - Aug 19, 2025. We've located 460 earthquakes and the largest was a magnitude 3.61. We’ve been watching three areas that have experienced earthquakes with magnitudes 3 or larger, find out more in our Roundup video: tinyurl.com/3a3wdd86

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jul 30

What does the magnitude 8.8 Russian earthquake look like on seismic stations here in Nevada? Here is a plot showing seismograms from several NV stations. The ground shook in Nevada for over 2 hours after the first P-waves arrived. More info on our Insta: tinyurl.com/jujbkvna

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jul 30

This massive earthquake, now reported at 8.8 has prompted a tsunami warning in Hawaii and western Alaska and tsunami watch or advisory along the west cost of the US and most of the Alaska coast. “Warning” means move inland! “Watch” means stay out of water and away from beaches.

EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · Jul 29

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is tied for the 6th largest ever recorded by modern instruments.

Check out how the ground moved near you using our Station Monitor app
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Seismogram and map from Station Monitor showing vertical ground motion from the July 29, 2025 magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Kamchatka. The seismogram was recorded at station R32K in Eaglecrest, Alaska, and marks the arrival of P waves, S waves, and surface waves. A yellow highlight shows the surface wave portion of the signal. The map below shows the path between the event epicenter off Kamchatka (marked “E”) and the station in Alaska (marked “S”), spanning 4003 km.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jul 23

We recently revamped our fire camera live streaming website, ALERTWildfire.org!
Check out the improved website and for a quick tour on how to use the features, check out this post on our Instagram at tinyurl.com/mweh2vjk

ALERT Wildfire

ALERTWildfire.org

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Earthquake Roundup for June 18 - July 15, 2025. The largest quake we located was Mw 4.6 but that was in California, the largest NV quake was a Mw 3.4 near Silver Peak. This week's Roundup Video is about those two earthquakes: tinyurl.com/np8rkbbb

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jul 4

🇺🇸 Have a safe and happy Fourth Of July! 🇺🇸

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jun 20

The #ConnorFire can currently be seen on the cameras at Minden, Bald Mt, Hawkins Peak, and Ridge Tahoe on the ALERT Wildfire website. Please listen to and obey instructions from emergency responders, monitor evacuation orders, and stay safe everyone. tinyurl.com/38fc4f8s

ALERT Wildfire

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jun 12

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for June 5 - June 10, 2025. We located 71 earthquakes and the largest was a magnitude 4.0 near Caliente NV. Whats the difference between a Richter magnitude and a Moment magnitude? Find out in this week's Roundup Video: tinyurl.com/ps8c2jcu

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Jun 6

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for May 28 - June 4, 2025. We located 117 earthquakes, all small magnitude. The largest was a magnitude 2.25. Why do we locate so many small earthquakes in southern Nevada? Find out in this week's Roundup Video: tinyurl.com/ypnubr8s

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 30

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for May 21 - May 27, 2025. So far, we've reviewed 42 earthquakes. The week's largest event was a magnitude 3.58 in the Mesquite sequence. What does it mean when an earthquake is “reviewed?” Find out in this weeks Roundup Video: tinyurl.com/4vdj73zr

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 23

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for May 14 - May 20, 2025. We located 51 earthquakes with a few in north-central Nevada including a magnitude 4.07. Northern Nevada has many mines, so can we tell the difference between mine blasts and earthquakes? Find out in this week's video: tinyurl.com/y5wcwyt5

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 14

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for May 7 - May 13, 2025. We have located 61 earthquakes and the largest was a shallow, magnitude 3.0 in SE Nevada. What are typical earthquake depths in Nevada? Find out in this week's Roundup video:
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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations to NSL’s Dr. Kyren Bogolub on receiving the 2025 Nevada Geosciences Catalyst Award! Kyren’s hard work across multiple areas of the NSL has been instrumental to the lab’s success. Congratulations!

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations to NSL Assistant Professor Daniel Trugman on receiving the 2025 Nevada Geosciences Research Mentorship Award!
Daniel’s dedication to guiding the next generation of scientists continues to inspire us all.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 8

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for Apr 30 - May 6, 2025. This week we've located 66 earthquakes and the largest was a magnitude 2.94, another Monte Cristo aftershock. This week we're talking about seismic hazard in Reno/Carson City in our Roundup Video: tinyurl.com/3wa245zm

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 6

Just finished installing a new fire camera on Peavine Peak. Watch our field tech Zach lower off the tower, dressing the CAT6 cable. CAT6 provides the power to and the data transmission from the camera. Watch the live feed, currently has a Rx burn, on the ALERTWildfire website: tinyurl.com/dn6nnsc5

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 3

We’re at @nevadamuseum today for the Sciventure Science Fair! If you’re around Reno today, stop by between 2-4pm to see our seismometer display.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · May 2

Weekly Earthquake Roundup for Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2025. We located 53 earthquakes and the largest was a magnitude 2.91 near Yerington. This week was pretty quiet, so we’ll tell you a bit more about how we locate earthquakes in this weeks video:
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Map of Nevada showing earthquake locations for the week of Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2025. We located 53 earthquakes and the largest was a magnitude 2.91 near Yerington.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Apr 29

We’re having a great time in Carson City supporting @unevadareno at the #PackAtNVLeg. If you’re here at State Legislature, come visit our table in room 3100.

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Apr 25

Congratulations to Graham Kent of the NSL on his Nature article published this week! This study uses seismic waves to image the boundary between the lithosphere + asthenosphere in 3D to study the mechanisms that control volcanic eruptions. Read more here: tinyurl.com/58ddxfr8

Melt focusing along lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary below Axial volcano - Nature

3D seismic reflection images of the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary beneath Axial volcano show a magma assimilation front that focuses magmatism towards the centre of the volcano, controlling both ...

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Nevada Seismological Laboratory @nvseismolab.bsky.social · Apr 23

Earthquake Roundup (for the past two weeks!) from Apr 9 - Apr 22, 2025. We located 152 earthquakes and the largest was a magnitude 2.95 in the Inyo Mountain Range. In this week's video we look at the Mina Deflection. Watch here: tinyurl.com/3w326ppw

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