lake tahoe earthquake
Lake Tahoe earthquake faults topic of next UC Davis talk in Incline
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/22/2015 - 6:45pm
Event Date:
September 17, 2015 - 5:30pm
Courtney Brailo from the University of Nevada Reno Seismological Lab to discuss faulting and geologic history of the Lake Tahoe region using newly acquired LiDAR imagery at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) on September 17.
A $5 donation is suggested for this event. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The program will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshments and no-host bar from 5:30 - 6 p.m. at 291 Country Club Drive in Incline Village (between Tahoe Boulevard/SR 28 and Lakeshore Blvd.) on the campus of Sierra Nevada College.
3.5 magnitude earthquake in North Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/10/2014 - 10:07pm
An small earthquake hit the North Lake Tahoe area at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday in an area 6.3 miles NNE of Tahoe City. According to U.S. Geological Service it registered 3.5. The seismograph at the University of Nevada, Reno recorded the earthquake at 3.2.
The depth of the earthquake was recorded as 9.05km.
According to UNR graphs there have been several smaller earthquakes in the region over the last 90 days, all under 2.0 and most under 1.0.
