California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Cobb, California on Tue, Aug 24, 1976, 8:35 AM PDT (15:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 32 km NNE of Potter Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-08-24 15:35:38 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.807° N, 122.817° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18302 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18302 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.49 km W of Cobb, California · 18301 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18301 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.610 km N of Cloverdale, California · 18300 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18300 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.49 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18300 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18299 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.81 km S of Sea Ranch, California · 18298 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18297 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.417 km W of Stonyford, California · 18297 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 18296 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.6Northern California · 18296 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18296 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.421 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18295 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.93 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18294 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.112 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18292 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.720 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18291 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.79 km WNW of Cobb, California · 18291 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.02 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18291 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.84 km WNW of Clearlake, California · 18291 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.72 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18291 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.82 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18291 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.93 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18290 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.62 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18290 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.62 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18290 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.72 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18290 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.58 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18290 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.72 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18287 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18287 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.84 km SW of Green Valley, California · 18286 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18284 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18284 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.96 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 18284 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18284 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.73 km NNW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18283 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.013 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18281 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.311 km E of Potter Valley, California · 18281 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.95 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 18280 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 18280 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.032 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 18278 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.114 km SE of Sea Ranch, California · 18276 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18275 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18274 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18274 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 18273 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.56 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18271 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 18270 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18269 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18269 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18269 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18268 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18268 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.318 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18268 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18267 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18267 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.33 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 18266 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18265 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18263 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.118 km SW of Stonyford, California · 18262 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18305 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.54 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18305 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18305 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18306 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSE of Lower Lake, California · 18306 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18306 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.61 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18306 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18306 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18308 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18308 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.02 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18310 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.23 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18310 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18310 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.811 km SW of Hopland, California · 18310 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.92 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18311 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18311 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.53 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18311 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.12 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18311 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.4Northern California · 18311 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18313 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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