Tahoe City residents were woken up early Thursday morning to the earth shaking.

The Nevada Seismological Laboratory reported a 3.5 earthquake at 12.22am July 26 less than 7 miles from Tahoe City. This was along the West Tahoe-Dollar Point fault.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 444 people felt the temblor, including in South Lake Tahoe, Reno and Grass Valley.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report