California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Nice, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Nice, California on Wed, Nov 24, 1976, 10:34 AM PST (18:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-24 18:34:51 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.187° N, 122.745° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18203 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.411 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18202 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.112 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 18202 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18202 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18202 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.011 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18200 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18200 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18200 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.54 km E of Soda Bay, California · 18200 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18200 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.74 km E of Soda Bay, California · 18200 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 18198 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.00 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18198 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.911 km N of Potter Valley, California · 18197 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.03 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 18197 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 18197 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Philo, California · 18197 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.06 km N of Cobb, California · 18197 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 18196 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18196 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.64 km E of Lucerne, California · 18196 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18194 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.56 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18193 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.06 km W of Lower Lake, California · 18193 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 18193 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.24 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 18193 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.09 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 18193 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18191 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 3.224 km NNE of Covelo, California · 18191 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.50 km W of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18190 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18189 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18187 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.919 km W of Stonyford, California · 18186 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.812 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18186 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.218 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18183 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18183 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.82 km SSE of Talmage, California · 18182 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18182 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18182 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18180 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.93 km S of Geyserville, California · 18180 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18180 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 18179 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18179 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.28 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18178 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 3.5Northern California · 18178 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18178 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18178 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.1Northern California · 18177 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 18177 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.218 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.214 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.117 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.616 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.74 km W of Stonyford, California · 18205 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.27 km SW of Stonyford, California · 18205 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.215 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.317 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.516 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.515 km NE of Nice, California · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18205 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 18206 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18207 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 18211 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18213 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18213 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18214 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.123 km W of Stonyford, California · 18215 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.521 km W of Stonyford, California · 18215 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032413. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.