California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km NNE of Nice, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Nice, California on Sun, Dec 18, 1977, 2:58 PM PST (22:58 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-18 22:58:57 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.244° N, 122.757° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
320°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17808 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17808 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17808 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17808 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.38 km ESE of Willits, California · 17807 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.80 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17807 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.12 km SSW of Dunnigan, California · 17804 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.64 km W of Dunnigan, California · 17804 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17803 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.46 km E of Geyserville, California · 17803 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 17801 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 17801 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17801 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17801 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.99 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17801 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17801 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17799 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Geyserville, CA · 17796 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.56 km E of Geyserville, CA · 17796 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17794 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.07 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 17793 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17793 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.88 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17793 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.67 km E of Geyserville, California · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.79 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.04 km ENE of Willits, California · 17791 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.410 km SE of Comptche, California · 17791 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17790 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17789 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.810 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.410 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17787 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.110 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17786 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17786 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.93 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 17784 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.66 km NNW of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.96 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17784 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 3.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.54 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.23 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17782 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 3.44 km NW of Ukiah, California · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 3.34 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17780 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17779 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.99 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17779 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17778 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.010 km ESE of Willits, California · 17776 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 17776 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17810 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17810 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.712 km NNE of Angwin, California · 17810 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17810 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17812 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17813 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.216 km NE of Nice, California · 17814 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.010 km W of North Lakeport, California · 17815 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.47 km E of Willits, California · 17816 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17816 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17816 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17817 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.63 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 17820 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.36 km W of Manchester, California · 17822 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.710 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17824 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.010 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17824 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Calistoga, California · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.68 km W of Saint Helena, California · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.414 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17827 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038204. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.