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4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Last Night in Tahoe! | Did You Feel it?

Epicenter 23 miles NW of Truckee, CA

Nope, that wobble last night as you were about to fall asleep was not your imagination. There was an earthquake at 11:37:09 pm just 23 miles NW of Truckee, CA.

Stats (image: earthquake.usgs.gov)

So, did you feel it?

On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rank this one?

  • 1 being”I thought I dreamed something like that”  
  • 10 being”I almost had a heart attack when the bookshelf crashed down and the screaming cat landed on my face.”

Did it wake you up? Did you fall outta bed? Bookshelves? Lamps? Pets?

USGS Community Internet Intensity Map (image: earthquake.usgs.gov)

Looking at the USGS website it seems people are only reporting light to moderate shaking with little or no damage. 

It was noticeable here in Squaw. What was your experience?

  • Truckee? 
  • Portola?
  • Quincy? 
  • Reno? 
  • Tahoe City?
  • Anyone?
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