Earthquakes in Western Nevada are caused by the extension that is pulling Nevada apart and wrenching created as the Sierra Nevada is pulled to the north because it is caught up in the Pacific ...

The mountain range straddling California and Nevada is the target of a storm that may offer a late-season boost to the West Coast’s water supply.

We also monitor eastern California and the Sierra Nevada,” explained Dr. Christie Rowe, Director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, the authority on earthquakes in Nevada. Dr. Rowe took ...