M3.4 earthquake 41 km ENE of Fort Bragg, California, United States
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Fort Bragg, California, United States at 19:48 local time (02:48 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-10 02:51 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 3.4minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ml) - Depth
- 8.5 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-10 02:48:36 UTC
- Local: 9 Oct 2026, 19:48:36 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 39.569° N, 123.355° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Fort BraggCalifornia, United States · pop. 7,289 | 41 km | IIWeak |
| UkiahCalifornia, United States · pop. 15,917 | 48 km | IIWeak |
| WindsorCalifornia, United States · pop. 27,464 | 122 km | INot felt |
| ChicoCalifornia, United States · pop. 121,345 | 131 km | INot felt |
| Santa RosaCalifornia, United States · pop. 178,127 | 137 km | INot felt |
| ReddingCalifornia, United States · pop. 91,582 | 140 km | INot felt |
| SacramentoCalifornia, United States · pop. 524,943 | 195 km | INot felt |
| San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · pop. 827,526 | 216 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 23 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · NC.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · NCheadlineNorthern California Seismic System via U.S. Geological Survey | 3.4 ml | 8.5 km | 39.57° N, 123.36° W | – | Automatic |
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How big was it?
Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.
It released roughly the energy of 2 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 9 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M3.4 releases about 34× the energy of M2.4, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 2 t of TNT vs 60 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M2.4. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
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Event id nc75447201. First recorded here 10 Oct 2026, 02:52:26 UTC. Solutions: USGS · NC (usgs:nc75447201). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.4 earthquake 41 km ENE of Fort Bragg, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/nc75447201-m3-4-earthquake-41-km-ene-of-fort-bragg-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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