Insights from tectonic modeling and seismic monitoring
Nevada is crisscrossed with fault lines, making it the third most seismically active state in the country. Given Nevada’s high susceptibility to earthquakes, accurate tectonic modeling and timely seismic monitoring are crucial for public safety, infrastructure resilience, and resource management. To gain insights into how Nevadans are trying to stay atop of earthquake preparedness, Hitchcock Project Reporter Jayanti Sarkar spoke with two UNR scientists, Corné Kremmer, Ph.D. and William Savran, Ph.D., from the Nevada Seismological Lab.
In the video above, come along with Kremmer on a field trip to a monument that relies on GPS signals to measure relative movement and strain in Earth’s crust, aiding in tectonic modeling. Savran then talks about his team setting up microwave equipment and a network for seismic monitoring and crust deformations.
Below, Savran takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Nevada Seismological Lab.
Jayanti Sarkar is a graduate student in the class of 2025 at the Reynolds School of Journalism, and a science reporter for the Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science.
