Posted on 05/29/2021 9:09:48 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The biggest earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2, briefly startled lawmakers in session in the Nevada capital. There were no immediate reports of damage, but seismologists are concerned about a recent series of quakes near the lake and the potential for a tsunami.
The biggest earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2, briefly startled lawmakers in session in the Nevada capital. There were no immediate reports of damage, but seismologists are concerned about a recent series of quakes near the lake and the potential for a tsunami.
It came as Lake Tahoe’s resorts and tourist destinations prepared for a Memorial Day holiday that they hope will help lift the pall of the coronavirus pandemic and as legislators in Nevada’s capital met in early sessions to finish business before heading home for a long weekend.
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I once considered Lake Tahoe (Nevada side) as a retirement destination. The VA hospital is a 53 minute drive away in Reno.
A lot of people I know love it up there. It’s kind of overrated, IMO. The lake itself certainly has a natural beauty, and is a spectacular setting (cf. Michael Corleone’s lakeside spread in Godfather II). It’s a nice enough place to visit in the summer. But I find it a little boring after a few days. And if you don’t like snow and skiing (and I don’t), the long winters are useless.
We were there for a week and the region received over 9' of snow. For a Michigan native, growing up skiing the wet, heavy snow of the Midwest, the dry, deep powder of the Sierras was truly "heavenly"!
Nice post. But why is the first paragraph duplicated?
Hmmm...
Maybe I should rethink my thoughts about buying that $44,000,000 lakefront property...
I never thought a lake could have a tsunami but why not and that’s quite horrific to think about.
What they are describing is a Seiche
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiche
There is a fault line called SNTF Stateline North Tahoe Fault. Thats where the quakes have seemed to be centered or at least the recent swarmThe size of any quake is not the particular danger. There a shelf running SW from Crystal Bay that can generate an underwater landslide
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/b/79/18bc79e747a6ea711f9520abcfdec8b5.jpg
The landslide can generate a very quick violent wave. I wouldn’t want to be on the east or south side of the lake if that happens. An extreme example is Lituya Bay in Alaska in the 50’s.
We have property in Incline Village but are north of Hwy 28 so have a fair amount of protection. If you are caught on the beach fogedaboutit.
I Live in the Carson Valley, Nevada. The Reno VA is 45 miles away but there is a VA clinic 3 miles away in Gardnerville. Tahoe is nice but it’s too crowded in the summer and cold and snowy in the winter. Love where I retired. I enjoyed the earthquake. Made me think of all the fun earthquakes I endured in LA.
Good to know.
I can certainly see myself getting bored there with your description.
Because I’m horrible at copying & pasting FRiend.
My apologies!
No apologies necessary. I wondered if I had missed something. Enjoy your long weekend.
There are many areas along the Atlantic seaboard with unstable areas which could produce a tsunami. Here is info upon a prior Tahoe event estimated to have generated a 400 foot wave.
https://www.kqed.org/science/20134/the-tahoe-tsunami-new-study-envisions-early-geologic-event
I wonder if this is related to the huge lava store in Yellowstone Park, that’s supposed to blow any old time.
Volcanoes are blowing up all over the world.
Alaska, Iceland, Congo, Indonesia, Italy, Ecuador, Mexico...among other places.
The entire American west is one big seismic zone.
And if you’re a surfer, you’ll cover the distance even faster! ;^)
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