California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Dec 21, 1976, 5:49 PM PST (01:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km WSW of Cobb, 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
1976-12-22 01:49:11 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.829° N, 122.796° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18181 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.1Northern California · 18180 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 18180 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18180 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.6Northern California · 18180 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18180 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18179 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.218 km NE of Nice, California · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.816 km SW of Stonyford, California · 18177 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.90 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18176 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 18176 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.8Northern California · 18174 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.67 km SW of Calistoga, California · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.46 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18173 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.05 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18173 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.43 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18173 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18173 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 18172 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.95 km E of Clearlake, California · 18171 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.09 km SE of Talmage, California · 18171 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18171 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18170 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 18169 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18167 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18166 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.89 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18166 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18165 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18165 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.93 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 18165 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.54 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 18165 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.04 km SSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 18165 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18164 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.110 km W of Cobb, California · 18164 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.07 km NE of Hopland, California · 18162 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18162 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.98 km E of Hopland, California · 18162 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 18161 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.80 km SSE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18160 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 18160 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18159 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18158 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.82 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 18158 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.75 km ESE of Lucerne, California · 18157 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18156 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.55 km N of Cobb, California · 18155 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.220 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18155 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.54 km WNW of Lower Lake, California · 18154 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.98 km S of Calistoga, California · 18154 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18153 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18153 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.320 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18153 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18153 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18153 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.43 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.23 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18152 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.63 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18151 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 3.5Northern California · 18181 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.28 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18181 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18182 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 18183 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18183 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of Geyserville, California · 18183 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18183 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18185 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.82 km SSE of Talmage, California · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18186 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.218 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18186 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18189 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.919 km W of Stonyford, California · 18189 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18190 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18190 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032901. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC.