California earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 90 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 90 km WNW of Samoa, California on Fri, Nov 26, 1976, 6:04 PM PST (02:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 170 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-11-27 02:04:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.992° N, 125.235° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
326°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6106 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.1100 km W of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.796 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.797 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.1102 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.492 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.1115 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.059 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18206 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.088 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.27 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18206 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.188 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.9170 km W of Trinidad, California · 18206 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.245 km WNW of Indianola, California · 18206 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.898 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.2107 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.0104 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.7101 km W of Trinidad, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.395 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.875 km W of Trinidad, California · 18204 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.685 km W of Trinidad, California · 18203 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.574 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18203 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.193 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18202 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18202 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.928 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18202 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.391 km W of Trinidad, California · 18202 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.860 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18201 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.221 km WNW of Manila, California · 18201 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.82 km NW of Manila, California · 18201 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.076 km W of Trinidad, CA · 18200 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.027 km W of Ferndale, California · 18199 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.226 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18197 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.186 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.97 km W of Ferndale, California · 18196 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.233 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18196 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.550 km W of Indianola, California · 18195 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.874 km W of Ferndale, California · 18195 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.465 km W of Ferndale, California · 18195 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 3.896 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.767 km W of Ferndale, California · 18193 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.959 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18189 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.262 km W of Trinidad, California · 18189 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.70 km NNW of Fields Landing, California · 18188 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.113 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18187 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.62 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 18187 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.325 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18186 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.635 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18186 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.920 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18186 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.427 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18185 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.828 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18185 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.731 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18183 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.335 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18182 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.962 km W of Trinidad, California · 18180 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.361 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18180 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.5116 km WSW of Crescent City, California · 18180 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.159 km W of Trinidad, California · 18180 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.960 km W of Trinidad, California · 18180 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.959 km W of Trinidad, California · 18180 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 4.174 km W of Ferndale, California · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.029 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18177 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 3.595 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.290 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.092 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.394 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.989 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.763 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.5172 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.635 km W of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.794 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.757 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.086 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.0109 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.689 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.492 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.4102 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.081 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.434 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.855 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.099 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.091 km W of Trinidad, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032486. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.