4.8 temblor felt in South Lake Tahoe

It was an earthquake, not a burglar trying to get in — is what South Lake Tahoe police dispatchers told people Wednesday night.

An earthquake measuring 4.8 struck 23 miles northwest of Truckee in Plumas County at 11:37pm Oct. 26.

People are reporting they felt it as far away as Redwood City – 276 miles from the epicenter.

In South Lake Tahoe it was a slight rocking that lasted for a few seconds.

A series of aftershocks have been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Whitehawk area — a 1.9 at. 11:41pm, a 2.4 at 11:51pm, and a 1.5 at 11:54pm.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report