Reno neighborhood center of biggest Tuesday quake

Staff report | Reno Gazette-Journal

Residents near Thomas Creek and Foothill roads won the earthquake lottery Tuesday night.

That's the exact location of a magnitude 4.4 quake at 10:45 p.m. - the biggest in a swarm of six quakes that hit Reno - according to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Above is a map of where the earthquakes started on Tuesday, according to data provided by the USGS:

Now, the probability of a larger event (larger than the 4.4 quake) is slightly increased, said the laboratory in a press announcement.

Quakes were reported near several Washoe County schools, including Galena High School and Hunsberger Elementary.

Washoe County School District spokeswoman Victoria Campbell said they have not found any damage.

"We do have people there and at this point there’s no indication of any damage to school property," she said Wednesday morning.

There were reports of people feeling earthquakes throughout the city, from South Reno to Northwest Reno.

The Reno-Tahoe Airport reported no repercussions from the earthquakes because they struck too late, spokesman Brian Kulpin said Wednesday.

“Earthquakes are something that we practice for,” Kulpin said. “We practice for several disaster scenarios and that’s something we train for because we know this happens here.”

Andy Gebhardt, customer services manager for the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, said they could not find any damage to water pipes in the area.

“We were wondering that ourselves but nothing happened last night that we can attribute to an earthquake,” he said.

Click here for more information from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory. Check back with RGJ.com as more information becomes available.