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Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

Posted Apr 27, 08 6:25 AM CDT in US 

(Newser) – Scientists are warning Reno residents to prepare for a major quake following a series of smaller rumbles that have shaken the area for two months, AP reports. The strongest was Friday night’s magnitude 4.7 tremor, which cracked walls and rattled products off store shelves. Now, “a magnitude 6 quake wouldn't be a scientific surprise,” said a seismologist.

Another scientist warned: "We can't put a number on it, but the probability of a major earthquake has increased with this sequence. People need to prepare for ground shaking."

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Map locates epicenter of a magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Reno, Nev.; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76.2 mm   (AP Photo)
Keith Phillips checks the damage to his house in Mogul, Nev., Saturday morning April 26, 2006.   (AP Photo/Gazette-Journal,Marilyn Newton)
A man who said his name was Juan cleans up the groceries that toppled from the shelves at Save Mart in Northwest Reno after a strong earthquake Friday night, April 25, 2008.   (AP Photo/Reno Gazette Journal - Marilyn Newton)
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