M3.4 earthquake 10 km W of Coleville, California
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 10 km W of Coleville, California on Fri, Oct 22, 1976, 9:50 AM PDT (16:50 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-22 16:50:51 UTC
- Depth
- 24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.567° N, 119.623° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.526 km E of Mono City, California · 18237 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.331 km E of Mono City, California · 18227 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 18212 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.832 km NW of Benton, California · 18209 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.431 km NW of Benton, California · 18196 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032017 (also filed as usp0000jzx). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.