The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, has received funding from Congress to develop a plan to bring ShakeAlert earthquake early warning to Nevada.
A cooperative agreement with the USGS will provide $300,000 to the NSL to identify the suspected earthquake source faults, propose specific regions where more seismic stations are needed, and conduct interviews across the state to identify public safety applications for ShakeAlert data messages.
This information will go into the USGS’s Technical Implementation Plan describing specific needs and budget for bringing Nevada into ShakeAlert…