Email gives false earthquake safety information

With the latest earthquake activity in the Reno area, people have been receiving email messages about earthquake safety. One of them which describes a “triangle of life” safety zone is giving information that is not advisable in the United States where our structures are built with earthquakes in mind.

A description of the bogus email is on Snopes.com and the KOLO-TV website.

For real earthquake information, a good place to start is the Nevada Seismological Laboratory website. If you’re interested in viewing the latest quake map and detailed list of quakes in the Reno area – you can type CTreno.com/eq in your internet browser’s address bar, which re-directs to the official USGS webpage.

• You can take an interactive quiz that provides real earthquake information here.

• The 40-page “Living with earthquakes in Nevada – A Nevadan’s guide to preparing for, surviving, and recovering from an earthquake” is a PDF file which can be downloaded, saved or printed at this link.