California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of Clearlake, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Clearlake, California on Thu, Apr 27, 1978, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 2 km ESE of Calpella, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-27 10:40:55 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.016° N, 122.577° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17681 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17680 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.824 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 17680 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.31 km ESE of Dunnigan, California · 17679 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.93 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17679 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.73 km E of Calpella, California · 17679 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17678 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17678 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17678 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.87 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Calpella, California · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.54 km E of Calpella, California · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.03 km E of Calpella, California · 17676 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.73 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17676 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.83 km SE of Calpella, California · 17676 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.93 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17676 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.125 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17675 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.03 km E of Calpella, California · 17675 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.06 km SE of Calpella, California · 17675 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.94 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17675 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.35 km SE of Calpella, California · 17675 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.03 km E of Calpella, California · 17675 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17674 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.416 km W of Elk Creek, California · 17674 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.93 km SE of Calpella, California · 17673 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.83 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17673 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17673 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 17673 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17673 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.95 km SE of Calpella, California · 17673 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17672 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.53 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17670 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.93 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17670 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.54 km E of Calpella, California · 17670 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.64 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17670 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.524 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17669 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.84 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17669 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.714 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 17669 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.88 km SSW of Guinda, California · 17668 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.815 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17668 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.33 km S of Palermo, California · 17668 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.323 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 17667 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.024 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 17667 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 17666 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.99 km ENE of Manchester, California · 17666 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17664 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.93 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17664 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.73 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17663 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.12 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 17662 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.722 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17660 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17660 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.72 km NE of Talmage, California · 17660 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17658 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.12 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 17657 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17657 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17657 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.22 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17655 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.96 km NE of Princeton, California · 17652 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.02 km WNW of Clearlake, California · 17681 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.53 km WNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17681 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.08 km NE of Willits, California · 17681 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.82 km E of Calpella, California · 17681 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.62 km E of Calpella, California · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.914 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 17683 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.611 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17683 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17683 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.52 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17684 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.04 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17684 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17684 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.011 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17685 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of Calpella, California · 17685 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.611 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17685 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17686 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.73 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17687 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.32 km SE of Stonyford, California · 17688 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.06 km S of Hopland, California · 17688 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Calpella, California · 17688 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.220 km WNW of Jenner, California · 17689 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040021. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.