M3.3

USGS earthquake · M3.39 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA

Name: M3.3 earthquake at 9 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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🇺🇸 - United States

Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC · 23 days ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 9 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA, with a marker at its epicenter

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Shaking intensity

Strongest contour: Weak (III). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth10.9 km

Origin timeOct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Coordinates38.894, -120.081

Tsunami flagNot reported

Estimated shakingLight (IV)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap

Reported shakingLight (IV)From 532 public reports

Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude

SolutionReviewed by a seismologist

Who felt it

Nearby places

South Lake Tahoe, California9 km WSW of the epicentre
Stateline, Nevada14 km SW of the epicentre
Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village, Nevada16 km SW of the epicentre
Kingsbury, Nevada18 km WSW of the epicentre

Places listed by USGS. Distances are to the epicentre.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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USGS earthquake · M3.39 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA

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U.S. Geological Survey

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