Two Earthquakes Recorded in Northern California Near Lake Tahoe: USGS

(FOX40.COM) – An earthquake struck Northern California Saturday evening, and residents in El Dorado and Nevada counties may have felt the effects, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck about 8 p.m. about five miles southeast of Dollar Point, California, a small town about four miles north of Tahoe City, four miles south of Carnelian Bay and about 10 miles southwest of Kings Beach.

The USGS added that the quake was at a depth of about 6 kilometers (just over 3.5 miles), and by 8:38 p.m., it had been felt by nearly 100 people.

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The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was about 15 miles north of South Lake Tahoe, 15 miles west of Carson City, Nevada, and 16 miles southeast of Truckee.

About an hour later, the USGS reported another quake, with a magnitude of 3.0 and a depth of 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in roughly the same location as the first quake. As of 9:38 p.m., only four people had reported feeling the effects of the second quake.

According to the seismic intensity scale, earthquakes with a magnitude between 2.5 and 5.4 are “felt often, but cause only minor damage.”

The quakes come just over a week after three earthquakes were recorded near the San Andreas Fault, California's most active fault system.

Injuries have been reported.

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