California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sun, Jan 8, 1978, 7:07 PM PST (03:07 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1978-01-09 03:07:25 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.806° N, 122.804° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17797 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17796 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.110 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17795 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17795 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17794 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.32 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.93 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 17793 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNW of Cobb, California · 17793 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.96 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17793 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17793 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17793 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17793 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17792 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.54 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.23 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17791 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.44 km NW of Ukiah, California · 17791 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.34 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17788 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17788 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.99 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17787 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.010 km ESE of Willits, California · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 17785 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.46 km ESE of Willits, California · 17781 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.511 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17781 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17780 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17780 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.611 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 17780 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.93 km E of Saint Helena, California · 17779 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.95 km ENE of Willits, California · 17778 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.97 km SW of Calistoga, California · 17777 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17777 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.017 km NE of Lucerne, California · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.15 km ESE of Willits, California · 17775 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.08 km S of Calistoga, California · 17774 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17772 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.29 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.31 km W of Angwin, California · 17771 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.89 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17771 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.418 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17769 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.27 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17769 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.27 km NE of Hopland, California · 17769 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17768 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.74 km ESE of Willits, California · 17768 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.54 km ESE of Willits, California · 17767 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.012 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17763 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.08 km ESE of Talmage, California · 17763 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.37 km NNE of Nice, California · 17763 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 17763 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.810 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17798 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17799 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.410 km SE of Comptche, California · 17800 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.04 km ENE of Willits, California · 17800 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.79 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17800 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.67 km E of Geyserville, California · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.88 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17802 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17802 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.07 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 17802 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17803 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.56 km E of Geyserville, CA · 17805 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.67 km E of Geyserville, CA · 17805 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17808 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17810 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.99 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17810 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17810 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17810 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17810 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 17810 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038510. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.