Minor earthquake shook the Truckee Meadows.

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:51 pm

Monday Aug 26, 20013 at about 5:50pm a minor earthquake measuring 4.2 hit. It centered N of Spanish Springs near Sugarloaf Peak. The area had dozens of micro quakes last year and over the last few weeks. Was claimed to have been felt in Nevada City and Susanville, CA to the west and Lovelock to the east. I didn't feel here near Dayton. Anybody on the playa feel it?
Minor damage in the Sparks area. Mostly cracks near doorways and windows, things falling from shelves etc.

skibear · Post by **skibear** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:15 pm

Is there any Fracking in the area?

It's a bit of a secret that Fracking can trigger small quakes.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/ ... dewatering

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:40 pm

No, there's no fracking nearby. The Spanish Springs Valley fault runs through the area.

Canoe · Post by **Canoe** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:41 am

Thecatman wrote:Monday Aug 26, 20013 at about 5:50pm a minor earthquake measuring 4.2 hit. It centered N of Spanish Springs near Sugarloaf Peak. ...

Someone said there was a free ticket there...

skibear · Post by **skibear** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:38 am

Ha, map shows a fault line thru the Black rock Desert from Gerlach.

Burningman -be ready for anything, even earthquakes !!

shroom · Post by **shroom** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:47 am

Would you feel it on the playa with the thump thump of the art cars going by?

I wonder.

Canoe · Post by **Canoe** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:50 am

Good test to see if fracking would trigger an earthquakes there?
Maybe the sounds systems trigger mini-quakes and keep a bigger one from building up?

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:37 pm

shroom wrote:Would you feel it on the playa with the thump thump of the art cars going by? I wonder.

You're probably right. Especially since there was already 35,897 attendees

on the playa by Monday.....according to todays Reno Gazette-Journal.

shroom · Post by **shroom** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:49 pm

Thecatman wrote:
shroom wrote:Would you feel it on the playa with the thump thump of the art cars going by? I wonder.
You're probably right. Especially since there was already 35,897 attendees on the playa by Monday.....according to todays Reno Gazette-Journal.

Wow!

BBadger · Post by **BBadger** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:50 pm

Gee, I hope that, in the event of an earthquake, the people in BRC can find some open spaces to exit to so that they won't get injured from falling debris -- or at least that their accommodations meet earthquake building codes.

Box Burner · Post by **Box Burner** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:28 pm

I think that most will be OK as long as their whiskey bottles don't dance off the table.

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:44 pm

BBadger wrote:or at least that their accommodations meet earthquake building codes.

Don't give Pershing county any ideas.

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