4.2-magnitude quake shakes northern Nevada

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(AP) RENO, Nev. - Authorities say that parts of northern Nevada have been shaken by a small earthquake.
A preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.2 quake struck at 8:51 p.m. Friday at a depth of about seven miles. The temblor was centered about 16 miles southwest of Reno, and was felt by residents in a wide area around Reno and Carson City.
There were no reports of damage.
The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks later Friday night and early Saturday morning, including one that was magnitude 2.6.
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Believe it or not that tremor and the YellowStone super-volcano are interlinked. Yellowstone can not continue to rise without causing stress/relief points in the surrounding 1000 miles or so.