Thread: Hundreds of small earthquakes hit CA-NV border, 4.6

Hundreds of small earthquakes hit California-Nevada border, including magnitude 4.6

April 17, 2011 | 7:53am

The California-Nevada border was hit by another swarm of earthquakes Saturday, the latest in hundreds of mostly small temblors to hit the region in the last week.

The latest swarm Saturday afternoon and evening included one magnitude 4.6 quake near Hawthorne, Nev., as well as a 4.1 temblor nearby. Some smaller quakes were reported on the California side of the border.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 4.6 temblor was felt in Hawthorne as well as Reno. It occurred at 5:45 p.m. about 130 miles east of Sacramento.

The USGS noted that magnitude 4.2 and 4.4 quakes hit Hawthorne on Wednesday.

-- Shelby Grad

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Yuck....I left California because of the earthquakes..... are they following me?

This is to close to home

Originally Posted by grandmasmad

Yuck....I left California because of the earthquakes..... are they following me?

This is to close to home

Be careful. I heard that everything east of CA. is going to fall in the Atlantic.

Originally Posted by grandmasmad

Yuck....I left California because of the earthquakes..... are they following me?

This is to close to home

Be careful where you move.

141 tornadoes kill at least 17 people UPDATE (40 dead)
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-235013.html

(Been in San Diego for 30 years. Never seen a tornado here.)