California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNE of Angwin, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Angwin, California on Mon, May 17, 1976, 3:07 AM PDT (10:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-05-17 10:07:32 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.718° N, 122.385° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18400 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.817 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18400 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18400 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18400 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18400 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18400 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 18400 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.710 km W of Cobb, California · 18399 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 18399 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18399 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18398 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18397 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.83 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18397 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18396 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.1Northern California · 18395 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.010 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18392 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.118 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18392 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18392 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18391 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.02 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18391 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.4Northern California · 18390 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18390 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.49 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18390 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18389 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.410 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18389 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.427 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 18389 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.12 km E of Geyserville, California · 18386 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18386 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 18386 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 18385 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18385 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.810 km W of Cobb, California · 18384 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18382 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18382 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18380 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18380 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18379 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.85 km W of Healdsburg, California · 18377 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.01 km SE of Concord, California · 18375 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.412 km WSW of Hopland, California · 18371 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 18371 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.11 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18370 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18369 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18369 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18369 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 18368 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.710 km ESE of Hopland, California · 18367 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18366 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18366 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.019 km W of Stonyford, California · 18364 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 18364 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.29 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 18363 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.97 km E of Hopland, California · 18362 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.95 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 18360 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18359 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18359 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.010 km SE of Boonville, California · 18358 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.26 km ESE of Roseland, California · 18358 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.926 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18357 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.42 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 18356 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.917 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18401 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18404 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18404 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 18405 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18405 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 18405 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 18407 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18408 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.78 km N of Cloverdale, California · 18409 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18412 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.17 km WNW of Upper Lake, California · 18413 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18414 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.16 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 18414 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.48 km N of Pittsburg, California · 18415 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18416 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18416 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.96 km SW of Lower Lake, California · 18417 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 18419 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18420 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.17 km NNE of Hopland, California · 18421 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029715. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.