Earthquakes

Here are some recent earthquakes that happend right in my area next to Reno.
As you can see there have been a few small earthquakes in my area. They aren't concerning to me because they were so small. They are isolated to a small set ouf mountains northwest of Reno, I wasn't surprised that there had been a few because of the mountain range. I do get nervous anticipating earthquakes where I live because this is an area high in seismic activity due to the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. We have lived here for three years and I have never felt an earthquake, but you never know!

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