M3.0 earthquake 16 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada on Tue, Jun 29, 1976, 10:12 AM PDT (17:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-29 17:12:11 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.435° N, 119.545° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.29 km NNE of Truckee, California · 18346 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.213 km ESE of Sparks, Nevada · 18309 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.116 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 18309 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.213 km N of Virginia City, Nevada · 18309 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
Before
- 3.516 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 18355 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.516 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 18360 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.616 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 18361 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.68 km W of Cold Springs, Nevada · 18376 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h46. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.