4.9 quake! Talking w/friend of mine in Reno and she just felt big quake !!!

[Whoa_Nelly]

But, it's apparently centered on Oroville, CA!

USGS says: not yet determined re: magnitude

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/121-39.htm

Anyone else feel it? Happened 11:40-11:41

OMG! 4.9 Verdi, NV

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. I see two on the quake map

One 20 miles west of Reno, a 4.9 at 11:40.

Well, now they've removed the other one. It was closer to Oroville.

:shrug:

[Adsos Letter]

3. got a link for that map?

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. map link

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm

mt friend said it was intense,,,and she's a geologist

[Adsos Letter]

10. Yeah...my daughter siad it felt strong...the building was definitely shaking, stuff swingin' around

no damage that she knows of, though.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Yup

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm

[Adsos Letter]

8. Thanks! My kid is at the Sands for a volleyball tournement...

she said the building was dancin' around...

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Who's she play for?

I covered a lot of prep v-ball when I was a sportswriter. Saw some damned good teams.

[Adsos Letter]

11. She plays for Club Solano...

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Ah, club volleyball

I shoulda known. The high school season was over in... January?

[Adsos Letter]

16. Somewhere around there...she played for her high school team also...

She was a senior this year, and UC Santa Barbara has made some noise about a scholarship to play there...one of their scouts watched her at a few games, and they have talked with her, but nothing solid yet.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. Sweet!

All hail Title IX.

[Adsos Letter]

22. My pocketbook says "We're hopin'"

:D

[Adsos Letter]

13. A "surface quake?"

Now they are reporting it at 6 miles from Reno, 2.3 magnitude, but 0.0 depth...which would explain why such a small shaker was felt so strongly, I guess... :shrug:

[Adsos Letter]

2. My daughter just called from Reno...

she is there for a volleyball tournament and they just evacuated their hotel.

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. o my!

is she in downtown Reno?

[Adsos Letter]

7. Tes...at the Sands...she has been a California girl for almost 18 years...

but this one seemed to put the thrill in her...USGS says only 3.o. but alos only about 4 miles from Reno and 2.5 miles deep...could account for the way it felt on the ground...

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. It's the depth of the EQ that makes a difference

in terms of plate/fault shift.

The ones that have been happening most recently by Reno have been 1.7-3 miles depth.
Depth on this one is still unknown, but the deeper the center of origin, the more chanve of severe shift.
But, am sure your daughter will be OK.
The hotels are EQ absorption built on CA standards, so they may sway and ratle, but are made to withstand a lot.
They were right to evacuate. Keep us posted on what's going on with her! :hug:

[Adsos Letter]

14. They're fine now...back in their rooms...just a bunch of jazzed girls at this point...

:hi:

[rollin74]

17. I definitely felt it in SW Reno

at first they said it was centered near Loyalton, now saying Verdi

this swarm of quakes we've been having around Reno is WEIRD. not sure what to make of it
I don't think I'll be getting to sleep soon.

[Adsos Letter]

18. I understand they have also been having a very strange swarm...

of a very unusual type of quake, or gas release, or something off the coast of Oregon also...typically associated with volcanic activity rather than plate tectonics (if the two are seperable).

And welcome to DU!

[Adsos Letter]

19. Well...you aren't exactly new to DU...but welcome anyway!

:blush:

[rollin74]

21. thanks :)

yeah, I've heard about the swarm off the Oregon coast. I have no idea what could be going on with that.
All I know is here in the Reno area we've had over 100 small quakes since yesterday afternoon. I can't help but wonder if the worst is yet to come.

I just felt an aftershock as I'm typing...this is gonna be a long night

[Adsos Letter]

23. I am hoping...

that the number of quakes means stress is being relieved along th faultline gradually...rather than one big slip. Stay safe!

[Adsos Letter]

24. Looks like you guys just had another 3.5 shaker...

[Whoa_Nelly]

26. Now saying it was a 4.7

after shocks happening, but you should be OK for tonight

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nn00242527.htm

I lived Reno for 20 years...last place there before moving out hwas just off of N. McCarren and W. 7th
you near Zolezzi or Pleasant Valley?

[rollin74]

27. felt bigger than 4.7 to me

I lived in the L.A. area for many years prior to moving to Reno so I've experienced quite a few earthquakes.

I understand that the quakes we've been having around here are pretty shallow so they tend to feel a bit stronger and are felt over a wider area than deeper earthquakes. The last one I felt was the 3.5 aftershock quite a while ago so maybe there is sleep in my future.

btw, I live in the Mt. Rose hwy area, not far from Zolezzi.

[krispos42]

25. This map looks a bit better, I think

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/39.41.-121.-119.php

Biggest one seems to be a 4.7!