Temblor felt in South Lake Tahoe
Updated Oct. 30, 2010, 10:32pm.
A 4.6 earthquake struck 13 miles east-southeast of Markleeville on Saturday at 6:02pm.
The South Lake Tahoe Police Department reported two calls from the Tahoe Island area.
According to the U.S. Geological Service, one person in Rancho Cordova (149 miles from the epicenter) felt the shaking.
“First, I thought there was noise and then the next thing I was jolted,” said Cleo Reed, who is in Tahoe visiting from Paradise. Having experienced many quakes during her 30-plus years in the Bay Area, she was close with calling this a 5.0 quake.
Earthquakes have a habit of happening during the World Series when the Giants play – and apparently it doesn’t matter if they are at home.
Another quake in the same area hit at 6:57pm, registering 3.0. A 1.7 shaker was reported at 8:07pm Oct. 30.
— Kathryn Reed
I never felt it!
I felt a shake but thought it might have been our big neighborhood bear on my deck. Looked out the window but no bear, and now I read this article about a quake, wow!
I didn’t feel it but my daughter did and I checked my watch in the event she was right. She was as usual…
I was sitting on the floor watching the Giants. Really felt it!
I felt a shake, but also had a house full of kids and was watching the Duck Game.