California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NNE of Angwin, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Angwin, California on Sun, Dec 18, 1977, 7:05 AM PST (15:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km NW of Ukiah, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-18 15:05:58 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.685° N, 122.409° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
11

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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17818 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17818 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.315 km NNE of Nice, California · 17818 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17816 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.41 km NW of Concord, California · 17816 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17816 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17816 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17816 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.80 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17815 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.12 km SSW of Dunnigan, California · 17812 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.64 km W of Dunnigan, California · 17812 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17811 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.46 km E of Geyserville, California · 17811 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 17809 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 17809 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17809 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17809 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17809 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.99 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17809 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17809 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17807 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.67 km E of Geyserville, CA · 17804 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.56 km E of Geyserville, CA · 17804 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17802 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.07 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 17801 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17801 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.88 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.67 km E of Geyserville, California · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.79 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17800 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17797 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.810 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17796 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.410 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17795 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.110 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17794 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17794 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.96 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17793 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.32 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.93 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 17792 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.66 km NNW of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.96 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17792 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17791 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17791 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 17791 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17791 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17791 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17791 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.54 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17790 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.23 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17790 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.44 km NW of Ukiah, California · 17790 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.34 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17788 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17788 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.99 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17787 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17787 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17819 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.37 km ENE of Vallejo, California · 17820 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17820 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17821 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.216 km NE of Nice, California · 17823 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.010 km W of North Lakeport, California · 17823 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.26 km WNW of Napa, California · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17824 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17824 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17825 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.72 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 17828 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.63 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 17828 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.63 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 17828 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 17831 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.71 km NNE of East Richmond Heights, California · 17831 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.710 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17832 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.010 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17833 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.17 km SW of Calistoga, California · 17833 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.68 km W of Saint Helena, California · 17833 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038197. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.