Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue

April 27, 2008 By MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press Writer Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue (AP)

A man who said his name was Juan cleans up the groceries that toppled from the shelves at Save Mart in Northwest Reno after Friday night's strong earthquake April 25, 2008. The quake had a preliminary reading of 4.7 and is the latest of 100\'s of earthquakes that have swarmed the northwest Reno area in the past six weeks with the quakes getting progressively stronger. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette Journal - Marilyn Newton)

(AP) -- Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors.

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russellharper - Apr 28, 2008
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I got a little chuckle out of the caption "A man who said his name was Juan cleans up the groceries...". Do Mr Griffith or Ms Newton have a suspicion he may not be who he says he is? I suppose there are worse ways to write it:

"Juan" cleans up the groceries...

A man, going by the name of Juan, cleans up the groceries...

Juan, if that is his real name, cleans up the groceries...
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SDMike - Apr 29, 2008
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small quakes building - sounds like a volcano!
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