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by Dave Downing
PVG staff
TONOPAH -- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded
once again in California near the Nevada border on Friday,
November 14 at 10:00 p.m. It was the second large earthquake
Quake felt
in Nevada
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3.8 at 10:42 p.m.
in two weeks and was felt
throughout the southcentral
Nevada region.
Residents in Beatty,
Goldfield, Tonopah and
Hawthorne felt the shak-
ing. One Tonopah resident
reported the quake tossed
her about after she had gone
to bed. Others stated they
felt their entire homes shake
briefly. No damage was re-
ported.
The quake's epicenter
was located about 11 miles
southeast of Deep Springs,
California in an area known
as the Eureka Valley. Sev-
eral aftershocks occurred
with the largest measuring
The previous week's earthquake was a magnitude 5.3
located in Nevada about 25 miles northeast of Friday's quake.
That quake was also felt throughout the southcentral region of
Nevada. Aftershocks from that quake are still being recorded,
although they are at a barely detectable level.
According to the University of Nevada Reno Seismologi-
cal Laboratory, Friday's quake may have been a large, be-
lated, aftershock of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that occurred
in the Eureka Valley on May 17, 1993.
Diane Detolo, UNR Siesmologist, told the PVG that there
has been a noticeable increase in earthquake activity through-
out the region since October and seismologists are watching
the activity closely, however, "we cannot make predictions."
Detolo stated that the activity can "shut itself off tomor-
row" and leave everyone wondering.
Asked if the Nevada and California earthquakes are in any
way related to increased activity at Mammoth Lakes, Califor-
nia, Detolo stated "anything is possible." The general consen-
sus is that the quakes are not related.
Activity in the Mammoth Lakes region in the past week
has increased significantly with two swarms of earthquakes
being recorded on November 13 and 14 then again on Novem-
ber 17 and 18. These swarms were the largest recorded by the
U.S. Geological Survey since the area became active again in
July with over 500 earthquakes recorded on each day.
Most of the Mammoth Lakes earthquakes are not large
enough to be felt but quite a few 2.5 magnitude and above
quakes have been felt. The largest event of last week's swarm
was a 3.9 that occurred at 11:43 a.m. on November 13.
Scientists for the U.S.G.S. are monitoring the activity at
Mammoth closely. They have recently noted an increase in
the resurgent dome of the Long Valley Caldera and have
associated it with the movement of magma, however, they
stress that there is no immediate cause for concern.
"We live in an earthquake area," said Detolo, "we have to
learn to live with them, expect them and protect ourselves by
being prepared for them."
The University of Nevada Reno offers a free pamphlet,
"Earthquakes in Nevada and How to Survive Them," avail-
ii Ton ere /A6-196O able on request. They can be contacted at (702) 784-4975.
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