Series of earthquakes north of Truckee
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 12:02am
6:31 p.m. - Magnitude: 2.1 - 3.9 mi ENE of Independence Lake
6:48 p.m. - Magnitude: 0.6 - 3.8 mi NE of Independence Lake
7:29 p.m. - Magnitude: 0.7 - 4.0 mi ENE of Independence Lake
9:12 p.m. - Magnitude: 1.0 - 4.2 mi ENE of Independence Lake
9:32 p.m. - Magnitude: 2.8 - 3.8 mi ENE of Independence Lake
TRUCKEE, Calif. - There was a series of earthquakes 17 miles north of Truckee at Independence Lake on Tuesday evening.
According to the University of Nevada Seismological, the following seven earthquakes were recorded from .6 to 3.9 magnitudes:
6:17 p.m. - Magnitude: 3.9 - 3.8 mi ENE of Independence Lake
6:31 p.m. - Magnitude: 2.1 - 3.9 mi ENE of Independence Lake
6:48 p.m. - Magnitude: 0.6 - 3.8 mi NE of Independence Lake
7:29 p.m. - Magnitude: 0.7 - 4.0 mi ENE of Independence Lake
9:12 p.m. - Magnitude: 1.0 - 4.2 mi ENE of Independence Lake
9:32 p.m. - Magnitude: 2.8 - 3.8 mi ENE of Independence Lake
On the Did You Feel It? website maintained by the United States Geological Survey, almost 900 people responded to feeling them from Sacramento to Reno, including South Lake Tahoe.
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