Skip to main content Truckee quake serves as a reminder of Tahoe-area fault lines. Some of them have never been mapped FacebookTwitterEmail 2 1of2Independence Lake, near Truckee, will open to the public this summer thanks to its new owners, the Nature ConservancyChris Fichtel/Nature ConservancyShow MoreShow Less 2of2The Nature Conservancy offers free loaner kayaks at Independence Lake north of Truckee in the high SierraTom Stienstra/The Nature ConservancyShow MoreShow Less The earthquakes that roiled the Truckee area late Thursday not only demonstrated the importance of early detection systems — but also served as a jarring reminder of the fault lines snaking beneath the Tahoe area.