Earthquake shakes Tahoe region early Friday morning
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — An earthquake early Friday shook the Lake Tahoe Basin before many were awake.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude-2.9 quake at 4:59 a.m. approximately 5.5 miles southeast of Dollar Point on the North Shore which puts the epicenter right under the lake.
The shake was felt in Carson City, Reno and Truckee.
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