Reno on edge after strange series of quakes
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 02:21
in Earth & Climate
The 'Mogul sequence' is especially shallow and is growing over time, defying patterns and predictions. An unusually intense swarm of earthquakes -- more than 1,000 over the last two months -- has struck beneath a small suburb of Reno, leaving residents shaken and scientists puzzling over the cause.
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