California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Fri, Dec 3, 1976, 11:45 AM PST (19:45 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-03 19:45:56 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.804° N, 122.807° 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
58°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km E of Lucerne, California · 18198 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18196 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.56 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18196 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.06 km W of Lower Lake, California · 18195 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 18195 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.24 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 18195 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.09 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18195 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18194 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.50 km W of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18192 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18191 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18189 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18189 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18189 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18189 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.919 km W of Stonyford, California · 18189 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18189 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.218 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.82 km SSE of Talmage, California · 18184 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18184 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18184 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18183 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.93 km S of Geyserville, California · 18183 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18182 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18182 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.28 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18181 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.5Northern California · 18180 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18180 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18180 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.1Northern California · 18180 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 18179 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18179 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.6Northern California · 18179 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18179 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18178 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.218 km NE of Nice, California · 18176 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.816 km SW of Stonyford, California · 18176 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.90 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18176 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 18175 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.8Northern California · 18174 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.67 km SW of Calistoga, California · 18173 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.46 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18172 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.05 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18172 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.43 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18172 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18172 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.95 km E of Clearlake, California · 18170 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18170 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.09 km SE of Talmage, California · 18170 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18170 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18169 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18168 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 18168 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18166 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 18198 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.06 km N of Cobb, California · 18199 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Philo, California · 18199 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 18199 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.03 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 18200 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.911 km N of Potter Valley, California · 18200 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.00 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18200 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 18200 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.74 km E of Soda Bay, California · 18202 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18202 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Soda Bay, California · 18202 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18202 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18202 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.011 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18203 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18204 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18204 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.112 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 18204 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.411 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18205 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.92 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032608. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.