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It’s a little-known fact that Nevada experiences thousands of earthquakes each year most all of them being too small to feel. However, the potential for seismic activity in our region is likely, being that Reno sits on at least two faults that are capable of large and damaging earthquakes.
These circumstances perhaps paved the way for the founding of the University of Nevada’s own Earthquake Engineering Laboratory. Sizing in at 9,600 square feet, this innovative lab is home to three biaxial shake tables as well as a state of the art 6-degree-of-freedom table, culminating in a roughly $15 million investment.