California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Cobb, California on Tue, Feb 22, 1977, 7:40 AM PST (15:40 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km W of Moskowite Corner, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-02-22 15:40:18 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.807° N, 122.772° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18118 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.913 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18118 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 18117 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18117 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18117 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.66 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18117 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.22 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18117 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.02 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18117 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 18115 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.426 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 18114 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.512 km E of Geyserville, California · 18114 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.87 km ENE of Willits, California · 18112 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 18112 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18111 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 18110 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.61 km SW of Geyserville, California · 18109 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.61 km SW of Geyserville, California · 18109 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.62 km SW of Geyserville, California · 18109 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.711 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 18108 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18108 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 18107 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.43 km NNE of Santa Rosa, California · 18107 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.13 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 18107 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.63 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 18104 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18103 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.7Northern California · 18103 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.62 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18102 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.72 km SE of North Lakeport, California · 18102 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.118 km NE of Nice, California · 18100 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.910 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 18098 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18098 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18098 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18098 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.98 km W of Saint Helena, California · 18095 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18095 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.721 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18094 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.40 km WSW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18094 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18093 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18092 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18092 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18091 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.06 km S of Calistoga, California · 18091 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.421 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 18090 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 18090 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.26 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 18089 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18089 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.22 km ENE of Calpella, California · 18088 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 3.33 km W of Moskowite Corner, California · 18087 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.95 km NNE of Penngrove, California · 18086 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.32 km ESE of Boonville, California · 18086 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.42 km ESE of Princeton, California · 18086 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18085 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18085 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.13 km ENE of Windsor, California · 18085 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.87 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 18084 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 18084 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 3.026 km N of Potter Valley, California · 18079 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18079 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18076 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.97 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 18074 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 3.28 km ESE of Willits, California · 18120 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 18123 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 18123 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18126 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.87 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 18127 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.2Northern California · 18127 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.87 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 18127 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.76 km ENE of Vallejo, California · 18127 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18127 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.24 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 18127 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 18128 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.39 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 18129 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.113 km NNE of Angwin, California · 18132 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18132 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.217 km NE of Nice, California · 18132 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18132 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of Clearlake, California · 18132 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.03 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18139 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18140 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1034075. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.