Russian Earthquake Rattles Devil's Hole, Home of Rarest Fish in the World

Russian earthquake rocks the Death Valley home of this endangered fish

Seismic waves from an earthquake in eastern Russia hit Death Valley, shaking up a critically endangered desert fish

Russian earthquake rattles Devil's Hole, home of rarest fish in the world

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The 8.8 earthquake Russia triggered waves nearly 4,000 miles away in Death Valley National Park, according to the National Park Service. Devils Hole, a water-filled cave around 500 feet deep in the Amargosa Desert, nearly 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is home to the rare pupfish. The federally endangered Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish. (Photo courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service) The small blue fish rely on a shallow shelf …

Russian earthquake shakes up one of the world's rarest fish species found in Nevada, NPS says

The 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 was felt nearly 4,000 miles away by tiny residents in Death Valley, according to the National Park Service.Devils Hole, a water-filled cave approximately 12 feet wide and more than 500 feet deep, is home to the Devils Hole pupfish, described by NPS as "one of the world's rarest fish." The pupfish depend on a shallow shelf within the cave to feed and breed, NPS explained. Whe…

Death Valley National Park Press Release: Russian Earthquake Causes Minor Disturbance in Devils Hole - Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News - The Community's News

Russian earthquake causes minor disturbance in Devils Hole AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev. – On July 29, just 21 minutes after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, waves were triggered nearly 4,000 miles away in Death Valley National Park. Earthquakes can generate waves in enclosed bodies of water, even over surprising distances. Devils Hole is […]