Reno urged to prepare for more quakes

[lovuian]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/26/reno.quake.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors.
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A man cleans up the groceries that toppled from the shelves at a store in Reno after Friday night's earthquake.

More than 100 aftershocks were recorded on the western edge of the city after a magnitude-4.7 quake hit Friday night, the strongest quake around Reno since one measuring 5.2 in 1953, said researchers at the seismological laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno.

The latest quake swept store shelves clean, cracked walls in homes and dislodged rocks on hillsides, but there were no reports of injuries or widespread major damage.

Seismologists said the recent activity is unusual because the quakes started out small and continue to build in strength. The normal pattern is for a main quake followed by smaller aftershocks.

"A magnitude-6 quake wouldn't be a scientific surprise," John Anderson, director of the seismological lab, said Saturday. "We certainly hope residents are taking the threat seriously after last night."
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hang in there Nevada Praying for ya

[0007]

1. Gee! I thought you were talking about Janet Reno.

[SoCalDem]

4. Me too. and the EEEEVIL person in me wondered

wondered if she would notice the shaking.. (rimshot) :spank:

[uppityperson]

2. Buy rice!

On the other hand, everyone should have an emergency kit to be able to survive a week. If it's not earthquakes, it hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, snow, wind, power outages, fundamentalists. There is always the chance of something happening.

[SoCalDem]

5. as soon as we finish eating the duct tape & plastic sheeting , I'll do just that :)

:rofl:

[ColbertWatcher]

3. I started this...

...because someone posted once the earthquake in Nevada hit.

Emergency Preparedness

It has links for what stuff to have on hand and how to take care of pets if an earthquake hits.