California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km NW of Midpines, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Midpines, California on Sun, Nov 14, 1976, 11:22 PM PST (07:22 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-11-15 07:22:39 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.583° N, 119.971° W
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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18216 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.216 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18216 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.68 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18216 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 18208 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.5Central California · 18202 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.518 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18200 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.92 km NW of Oakhurst, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNW of Midpines, California · 18197 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.011 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18195 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.74 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18193 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.04 km WNW of Mariposa, California · 18192 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.58 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18188 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.212 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18181 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.99 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18175 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.612 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18172 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.08 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18171 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.611 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 18170 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.58 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18168 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.29 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18167 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNW of Wawona, California · 18166 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.711 km ENE of Planada, California · 18165 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.415 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18165 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.710 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18164 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.05 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18163 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.76km SSE of Biola, CA · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032290. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.