Small quake recorded Tuesday night at Tahoe
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TAHOE VISTA, Calif. — A small earthquake shook the North Lake Tahoe area late Tuesday night.
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory recorded a magnitude 1.97 quake at 11:35 p.m. about 4.8 miles east to northeast of Tahoe City near Dollar Point.
The quake had a depth of more than 3 miles.
There have been several smaller quakes in December near the same location. For more information, view the map at http://www.seismo.unr.edu/Events/main.php?evid=854250
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