Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Earthquakes

Publications Pertaining to Earthquakes

Nevada Statewide HAZUS Database Update (Open-File Report 09-7)

Estimated Losses from Earthquakes near Nevada Communities (Open-File Report 09-8), with summary tables and links to summary reports for scenarios involving earthquakes of magnitued 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0 for 38 communities in Nevada

Quaternary Faults in Nevada - Online Interactive Map (Open-File Report 09-9), an online version of NBMG Map 167 for locating faults on various base maps, including topographic maps and aerial photographs

Quaternary Faults in Nevada (NBMG Map 167), poster version at 1:1,000,000 scale

Loss-estimation modeling of earthquake scenarios for each county in Nevada using HAZUS-MH (Open-File Report 06-1) PDF on the Web - Hardcopy
Slide presentation ( 24 slides) PDF on the Web (2 Mb)
Expanded slide presentation (97 slides PDF on the Web (7 MB)
Pahrump slide presentation, (25 April 2006, 65 slides PDF on the Web (5 Mb)
Winnemucca slide presentation (1 May 2006, 55 slides PDF on the Web ( 4 Mb)
Living with earthquakes in Nevada (Special Publication 27) PDF on the Web - Hardcopy
Earthquakes in Nevada and how to survive them (Educational Series 16) PDF on the Web -
Terremotos en Nevada y como sobrevivirlos (Educational Series 27) PDF - Hardcopy
Earthquakes in Nevada (Map 119) PDF on the Web - Hardcopy
Earthquake shaking potential map for portions of eastern California and western Nevada (Open-File Report 05-2) PDF - Hardcopy
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country, Utah Seismic Safety Commission
Turbulent times in the Truckee Meadows (Educational Series 33) PDF on the Web - Hardcopy
What's shakin' in the neighborhood? (Educational Series 34) PDF on the Web - Hardcopy
Planning scenario for a major earthquake in western Nevada (Special Publication 20) Hardcopy
Surficial geology, hydrology, and late Quaternary tectonics of the IXL Canyon area, Nevada as related to the 1954 Dixie Valley earthquake (Bulletin 102) Hardcopy
Earthquake epicenter map of Nevada (Map 29) Hardcopy
Quaternary fault map of Nevada, Reno sheet (Map 79) Hardcopy
Geology and earthquake hazards, Reno NE Quadrangle (Open-File Report 87-5) Hardcopy
Earthquake hazard maps of 7.5-minute quadrangles (hardcopy only): Reno, Reno NE, Reno NW, Mt. Rose NE, Washoe City, Carson City, South Lake Tahoe, New Empire, Genoa.

PowerPoint Presentations on Earthquakes

Nevada Earthquake Safety Council Presentation, November 4, 2009, on Open-File Reports 09-8 (Estimated Losses from Earthquakes near Nevada Communities) and 09-9 (Quaternary Faults in Nevada - Online Interactive Map)

Links
U.S. Geological Survey Earthquakes Program: Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States; Seismic Hazard Maps; Earthquakes in California and Nevada (USGS map, 1994); Earthquake Probability Maps; Probabilities of Earthquakes Occurring within 50 Years within 50 Kilometers of Major Communities in Nevada; Nevada Earthquake Information
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Earthquakes in southern Nevada (UNLV)
Nevada Earthquake Safety Council: Strategic Plan for Earthquake Safety in Nevada
Nevada Department of Emergency Management
Nevada HAZUS Users Group
Nevada Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee: State of Nevada Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Nevada State Priorities for Earthquake Studies under the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Grants 15 February 2007: Consensus Nevada Priorities from the Western Nevada Basin and Range Community Velocity Model Workshops, November 3, 2008
Earthquake Preparedness Information from the Washington State Emergency Management Division - some useful information for Nevada residents and visitors
NBMG Home Page