3.3
Earthquake Details: 10 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, California
Oct 2, 2026, 10:00:11
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred near 10 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, California on Oct 2, 2026 at 10:00:11. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 7.01 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth7.01 km
Significance165
Latitude38.8900
Longitude-120.0832
Event IDnc75442791
Magnitude3.3
Updated:Oct 2, 2026, 15:48:46 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 2, 2026, 03:00:11 PDT
- UTC
- Oct 2, 2026, 10:00:11 UTC
7.01 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 8
M4.897 km W of Petrolia, CaliforniaBeforeM2.52 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaBeforeM2.66 km W of Yountville, CaliforniaBeforeM2.5central CaliforniaBeforeM2.61 km SW of Anderson Springs, CaliforniaBeforeM3.08 km ESE of Cloverdale, CaliforniaBeforeM2.5central CaliforniaBeforeM3.019 km W of Preston, NevadaBefore
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