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[zimon66]

Just had an earthquake here in Reno, NV. Checking the local news online, it was a 4.2-magnitude. No interference with the power.

There is something really freaking weird about the earth letting off a polite belch (how it felt to me) out of the blue. Sitting here, poking around online before returning back to the TV on in the other room, and "bRUp".

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[elvenforever.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a standard California earthquake. Not that I've lived there recently. If we had an earthquake HERE, I'd freak. :)

[zimon66]

I hope some minor shakes keep a big one from happening.

[elvenforever.livejournal.com]

Me too! :)

[goffburd.livejournal.com]

I actually experienced my first earthquake in Germany, of all places, though I slept through it and only found out about it the next day!

The next one was in LA, and quite scary.

Do you get them a lot in Nevada?

[zimon66]

Compared to Southern CA-LA County (where I was born and raised) NV is for the most part "quiet" on the tremor front.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Happens to me a lot here in LA, but it's still freaking weird.

[zimon66]

I know the feeling - don't miss the CA earthquakes. (Unlike the California Dairy Cows) Never felt like a foot massages to me.

[magsmom.livejournal.com]

well, that's a nice little wake up call for you. I feel them regularly - and I HATE them.
Where was it centered?

[zimon66]

Didn't think you'd get any ripples from this one since it was a bitty little thing.

From News Report: Authorities say that parts of northern Nevada have been shaken by a small earthquake.

A preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.2 quake struck at 8:51 p.m. Friday at a depth of about seven miles. The temblor was centered about 16 miles southwest of Reno, and was felt by residents in a wide area around Reno and Carson City.

There were no reports of damage.

The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks later Friday night and early Saturday morning, including one that was magnitude 2.6.

News to me about the aftershocks. I didn't feel/notice anything on my end (Northwest section of Reno).