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M3.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Belden, California

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Belden, California on Wed, Feb 1, 1978, 8:42 PM PST (04:42 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1978-02-02 04:42:32 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.112° N, 121.328° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.412 km NNW of Belden, California · 17777 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.96 km SW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.214 km NE of Proberta, California · 17766 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.98 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 17764 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.013 km NNW of Belden, California · 17762 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.814 km NNW of Belden, California · 17761 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.116 km WSW of Durham, California · 17752 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.1Northern California · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.87 km N of Princeton, California · 17742 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.14 km S of Oroville East, California · 17724 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.52 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 17724 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.84 km ESE of Palermo, California · 17722 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.85 km SE of Willows, California · 17720 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.56 km WNW of Bangor, California · 17717 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.714 km NNW of Belden, California · 17777 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.312 km WSW of Chester, California · 17785 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.83 km WNW of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.14 km W of Lake Almanor Peninsula, California · 17788 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 17793 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.614 km WNW of Chester, California · 17793 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.03 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 17796 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.33 km NNE of Lake Almanor West, California · 17798 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.97 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 17799 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.96 km WSW of Greenville, California · 17799 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.4Northern California · 17799 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.2Northern California · 17802 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNE of Mineral, California · 17803 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.75 km NE of Paynes Creek, California · 17806 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038816. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.