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Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 | 9:03 a.m.
A small earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 occurred about 3 a.m. Sunday beneath downtown Las Vegas.
The quake, recorded on a seismograph in Boulder City, 30 miles southeast of the epicenter, was also felt by a resident in Boulder City.
The University of Nevada, Reno's seismology laboratory also recorded the quake.
Although it is possible to feel a quake of that magnitude, no damages or injuries occur with a temblor of that size.
The magnitude is measured in Nevada on the Richter scale. Typically a quake larger than 4.0 magnitude can cause damages.
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looks like hell is opening up for the strip.If there is one,there is going to be another one very soon.
I live in BC and felt it too! About 2 seconds of shaking and it woke me up!
God is angry! Sin City falls into HELL.
it would have been nice if the reporter gave us a little info - like the last time we had a quake and the largest one we have ever had...
According to the USGS, there was no earthquake reported at 3AM on 11/08/2009.
"God is angry! Sin City falls into HELL."
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I really hope you're being facetious. Otherwise it may be YOU that God becomes angry with.
"God is angry! Sin City falls into HELL."
sincity666 -- I can take you seriously ONLY if you meant "Goddess" as in Gaia.
"Maybe this world is another planet's hell." -- Aldous Huxley
maybe someone is tunneling under the strip to steal millions from the casinos' vaults. that seems like the most plausible explanation.
lucy,
Here's a link to the USGS earthquake history for NV:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/s...
Steele,
Thanks for the research. You're right.
I guess that a quake "recorded on a seismograph in Boulder City" may not qualify as an oficial USGS seismograph....
OK, calm your nerves folks. A 2 point anything is just a little jiggle. Most Californians would not even notice it. In California, to get noticed, it has to be a 3.5 or more, and when it happens they call it land surfing.
We are in a far, far safer place, earthquake wise, than most of California.
I even have my doubts that it was an earthquake. I think it was Jackie Gaughin's staff dropping one of their huge salmon or trout filets on a plate at the El Cortez.
i been in all in earthquake calif. up to 1992. nevada local have never been in a good shaker just wait u guys will crap and pissed in your pant and all these house will tumble like a playing card and same with casino.
yea, that shhiitt woke me up and i thought it was a dream until right now when i decided to check it out on my computer.
One way to get the construction workers?
We had aftershocks in Oct 99 from the California quake.
GO TO THIS WEBSITE TO SEE ALL THE EARTHQUAKES RECORDED TODAY.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/d...
COPY THE ABOVE ADDRESS AND PUT IT IN YOUR WEB ADDRESS BAR AND THEM PRESS ENTER KEY ON THE KEYBOARD
I felt a similar quake in Northern Illinois around 1996, and it was confirmed by my science instructor.
It looks like Mary can't read the USGS quake report.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/r...
Magnitude 2.5
Date-Time
* Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 11:08:40 UTC
* Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 03:08:40 AM at epicenter
Location 35.936N, 114.848W
Distances
* 3 km (2 miles) E (97) from Boulder City, NV
* 19 km (12 miles) ESE (123) from Henderson, NV
* 25 km (15 miles) SE (135) from East Las Vegas, NV
* 44 km (28 miles) SE (130) from Las Vegas, NV
It was under Boulder City, not Las Vegas.
Why does the reporter say in was downtown las vegas, when it was 2 miles for boulder city. Does she not know where downtown las vegas is?
Fun in the Sun.
Las Vegas really is listed as 666. Here is the link to prove it. It is from world cities with 400,000 to 500,000 populations. (City of Las Vegas).
Scroll down under Rank population to see 666 Las Vegas.
http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world...
must have been bette midler getting out of bed.
I think it was felt on the strip. It looks like a couple of buildongs are leaning!
Earthquakes have happened in Vegas for years now, I mean, look what happened to all of the old beautiful hotels that used to be here. Who say's devastating earthquakes have to be only provided by nature? Man has done the job of tragic destruction just fine on his own here..
Yes, environprotector, if only the strip looked the same as it did 50 years ago...nice job at twisting the story into your usual whining about the blight of Vegas and the abhorrent demeanor of the Strip.
we felt it...woke us up at 3 am....the dishes even rattled...
It's sad, so many ancient people are living in modern times. There is no God. There never was a God. Grow the hell up, and move on. And if you think there is a God, ask yourself, who made him? Nothing "just is". Ignorance. Will it ever end?
newman2 : The truth hurts doesn't it? Go on and give your money away to the corporate criminals, If you think you have it better than we did back then.. you don't know Vegas very well youngster...
superstition : What are you talking about?