California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sat, Feb 11, 1978, 4:16 PM PST (00:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km SE of Calpella, 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
1978-02-12 00:16:40 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.810° N, 122.796° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km ESE of Talmage, California · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.37 km NNE of Nice, California · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 17765 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17765 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17763 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.85 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 17763 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.55 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 17763 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.09 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17761 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17761 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.811 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17760 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17760 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17759 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 17757 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.319 km SW of Stonyford, California · 17756 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.48 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17755 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.88 km S of Calistoga, California · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.416 km NE of Nice, California · 17752 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.46 km ESE of Willits, California · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.111 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17750 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.411 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17750 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.820 km WSW of Stonyford, CA · 17750 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.83 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17749 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.6Northern California · 17749 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17748 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.13 km SW of Calpella, California · 17748 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.03 km SW of Calpella, California · 17748 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.19 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17748 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.66 km SSE of Boonville, California · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17744 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.53 km ENE of Willits, California · 17742 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.82 km E of Forestville, California · 17741 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.49 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17739 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17739 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17737 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17735 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17734 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.719 km NE of Sea Ranch, California · 17734 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.03 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 17734 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.716 km N of Cazadero, California · 17733 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17730 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.75 km N of Healdsburg, California · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.77 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17724 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.47 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17724 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.44 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17724 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 4.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.55 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.83 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17724 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.04 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.83 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 3.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.92 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.52 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.012 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17766 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.54 km ESE of Willits, California · 17769 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.74 km ESE of Willits, California · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17771 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.27 km NE of Hopland, California · 17771 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.27 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17771 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17772 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.418 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17772 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.89 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.31 km W of Angwin, California · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17775 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.08 km S of Calistoga, California · 17777 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.15 km ESE of Willits, California · 17777 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17778 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.017 km NE of Lucerne, California · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.97 km SW of Calistoga, California · 17779 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.95 km ENE of Willits, California · 17780 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.93 km E of Saint Helena, California · 17781 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038918. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.