California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Feb 14, 1978, 12:48 AM PST (08:48 UTC), 3 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
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-14 08:48:08 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.821° N, 122.797° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.03 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.19 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17732 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSE of Boonville, California · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17732 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.53 km ENE of Willits, California · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.82 km E of Forestville, California · 17730 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.87 km N of Princeton, California · 17729 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.49 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17727 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17727 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17725 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17723 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.719 km NE of Sea Ranch, California · 17722 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.03 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 17722 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.716 km N of Cazadero, California · 17721 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17718 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.75 km N of Healdsburg, California · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.77 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.47 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.44 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17713 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.55 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.83 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17712 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.04 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.83 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 3.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.92 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.52 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.34 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.25 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.55 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17712 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.87 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.32 km ENE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.64 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.24 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.13 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.05 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.8near the coast of Northern California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 3.75 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.94 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.43 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.33 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.53 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.31 km ENE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 3.26 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.45 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038934. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.