California earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 39 km W of Samoa, California

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 39 km W of Samoa, California on Fri, Nov 26, 1976, 3:37 AM PST (11:37 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km WNW of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-11-26 11:37:58 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.868° N, 124.652° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
325°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.266 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.062 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.791 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.594 km W of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.498 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.3off the coast of Northern California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.919 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18206 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.815 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18206 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.327 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18206 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.091 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.099 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.855 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.434 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.111 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 18206 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.081 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.4102 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.492 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.689 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.0109 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.086 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.757 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.794 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.635 km W of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.763 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.989 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.394 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.092 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.290 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 3.590 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.6106 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.1100 km W of Samoa, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.796 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.797 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.1102 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.492 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 3.1115 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.059 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.088 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.27 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18205 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.188 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 4.245 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18204 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.898 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.2107 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.0104 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.7101 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 3.395 km W of Trinidad, California · 18203 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 3.875 km W of Trinidad, California · 18202 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.685 km W of Trinidad, California · 18202 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.574 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18202 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.193 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18201 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.928 km SW of Scotia, California · 18201 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18201 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.928 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18201 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.391 km W of Trinidad, California · 18201 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.860 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18200 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.221 km WNW of Manila, California · 18200 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.82 km NW of Manila, California · 18200 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.076 km W of Trinidad, CA · 18199 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 6.367 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.027 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18207 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.526 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18209 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.624 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.229 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.64 km W of Samoa, California · 18212 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.517 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 18212 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.320 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18213 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.725 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18213 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18215 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.823 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18215 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18215 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18215 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.062 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18216 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.613 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18217 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.526 km W of Indianola, California · 18217 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18220 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.369 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18220 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.617 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18221 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.416 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18221 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032448. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.