(KRON) Did you feel it? A magnitude 3.4 earthquake shook the Truckee area Saturday evening. The quake was centered 9 miles northwest of Truckee and hit just after 6:30pm. Check out KRON4’s Earthquake page click on the yellow dot in the Tahoe area for more information.
Here is the information from USGS
Region: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Geographic coordinates: 39.461N, 120.272W
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 15 km
Universal Time (UTC): 19 Jul 2015 01:36:06
Time near the Epicenter: 18 Jul 2015 18:36:06
Local standard time in your area: 19 Jul 2015 01:36:06
Location with respect to nearby cities:
16 km (9 mi) NNW of Truckee, California
40 km (24 mi) W of Reno, Nevada
45 km (27 mi) W of Sparks, Nevada
45 km (27 mi) WSW of Sun Valley, Nevada54 km (33 mi) NW of Carson City, Nevada