M3.0 earthquake 6 km NNW of Belden, California
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Belden, California on Wed, Sep 26, 1979, 4:25 PM PDT (23:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-26 23:25:11 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.063° N, 121.278° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.4 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 241°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 17155 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.32 km WSW of Sierra City, California · 17152 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.96 km WSW of Sierra City, California · 17152 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.86 km SSW of Sierraville, California · 17130 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048013. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.