M 5.0 earthquake — 12 km S of South Lake Tahoe, California

March 22, 1953 · USGS event ushis1886

Magnitude

5 (ml)

Depth

—

Location

12 km S of South Lake Tahoe, California

Coordinates

38.817, -119.983

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 4.7 · 82 km WSW of Crescent City, CaliforniaFebruary 23, 1953 M 4.7 · 20km ENE of Grapevine, CAApril 29, 1953 M 4.8 · 11km WNW of Grapevine, CAMay 25, 1953 M 5.5 · 8km NE of Imperial, CAJune 14, 1953 M 4.8 · 22km SE of Desert Center, CAJune 14, 1953 M 6.2 · 28km NW of Cambria, CANovember 22, 1952

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.