California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Cobb, California on Wed, Dec 8, 1976, 4:03 AM PST (12:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-12-08 12:03:21 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.806° N, 122.787° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km W of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18194 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18192 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18192 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18191 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18191 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.919 km W of Stonyford, California · 18191 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.812 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18191 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.218 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18187 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.82 km SSE of Talmage, California · 18187 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18187 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.93 km S of Geyserville, California · 18185 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18185 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18184 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.28 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18183 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.5Northern California · 18183 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18183 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.1Northern California · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.6Northern California · 18182 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18181 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.218 km NE of Nice, California · 18178 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.816 km SW of Stonyford, California · 18178 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.90 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18178 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 18177 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.8Northern California · 18176 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.67 km SW of Calistoga, California · 18176 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.46 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18175 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.05 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18175 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.43 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18175 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18174 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 18174 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 18173 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.95 km E of Clearlake, California · 18173 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18172 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.09 km SE of Talmage, California · 18172 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18172 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 18171 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18168 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18167 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.89 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18167 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18167 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.93 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18166 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.54 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 18166 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.04 km SSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 18166 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18166 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.09 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18198 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.24 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 18198 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 18198 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.06 km W of Lower Lake, California · 18198 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.56 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18198 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18198 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.64 km E of Lucerne, California · 18200 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 18201 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.06 km N of Cobb, California · 18201 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.95 km SW of Philo, California · 18202 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 18202 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.03 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 18202 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.911 km N of Potter Valley, California · 18202 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.00 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18203 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 18203 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.74 km E of Soda Bay, California · 18204 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18205 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.54 km E of Soda Bay, California · 18205 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18205 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032685. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.