California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 34km SSW of Smith Valley, NV

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 34km SSW of Smith Valley, NV on Sun, Oct 7, 1979, 7:02 PM PDT (02:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km W of Bridgeport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-08 02:02:53 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.500° N, 119.500° 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
315°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.334km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.633km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.69 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.133km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.933km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.625km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.27 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.927km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.7California-Nevada border region · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.132km W of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.19 km W of Bridgeport, CA · 17157 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.914 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17157 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.27 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17156 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17156 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17156 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.77 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17156 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17156 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.68 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.77 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.07 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.19 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.67 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.89 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.910 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.97 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17154 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.67 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17154 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.67 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17153 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.68 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17153 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.49 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.77 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17152 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.77 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17151 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17150 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.114 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17148 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.532 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17148 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.316 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17147 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.38 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17146 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.67 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 17142 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.68 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17142 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.110 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 17142 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.89 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17140 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.512 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17138 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.922 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 17137 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.622 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 17136 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.67 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17133 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.17 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17127 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.97 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17123 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.340km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.69 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17114 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 3.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.616 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 17110 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.129 km SW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 17107 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.410 km S of Markleeville, California · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.59 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.58 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.49 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.818km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.019km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.79 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.59 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.4California-Nevada border region · 17158 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.87 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.89 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.27 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.17 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.58 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.119km NE of Cedar Ridge, CA · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.09 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.4California-Nevada border region · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.08 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351939. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.