California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km W of Cobb, California on Wed, Aug 23, 1978, 3:59 AM PDT (10:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km SSW of Monument Hills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1978-08-23 10:59:18 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.823° N, 122.839° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17571 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.53 km ENE of Calpella, California · 17570 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17569 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17569 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.63 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17568 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.43 km W of Moskowite Corner, California · 17568 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.20 km WSW of Monument Hills, California · 17566 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.22 km SSE of Monument Hills, California · 17565 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.88 km E of Hopland, California · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17563 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 17563 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.98 km E of Willits, California · 17562 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.09 km NE of Inverness, California · 17561 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.79 km ESE of Willits, California · 17561 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.19 km ESE of Willits, California · 17561 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 17561 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, California · 17561 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.39 km ESE of Willits, California · 17561 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 17560 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17560 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.66 km E of Willits, California · 17558 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.24 km SE of Cottonwood, California · 17558 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.21 km SW of Monument Hills, California · 17558 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.94 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17557 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.57 km ESE of Willits, California · 17557 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.86 km ESE of Willits, California · 17557 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.92 km S of Monument Hills, California · 17556 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17555 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 4.24 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17555 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.02 km S of Monument Hills, California · 17555 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.519 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17555 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.32 km SW of Monument Hills, California · 17555 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17554 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.33 km SSE of Cottonwood, California · 17553 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.910 km WSW of Hopland, California · 17553 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.56 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17552 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.13 km WNW of Monument Hills, California · 17551 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.412 km SW of Esparto, California · 17551 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.22 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.710 km W of Hopland, California · 17551 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17550 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.14 km SSE of Cloverdale, California · 17549 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.95 km ENE of Willits, California · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.08 km E of Sea Ranch, California · 17546 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.06 km N of Hopland, California · 17543 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.96 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 17543 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.53 km NE of Hopland, California · 17543 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17542 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17539 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.116 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 17538 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.811 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.710 km WNW of Potter Valley, California · 17537 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.811 km WNW of Potter Valley, California · 17537 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.06 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 17536 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.61 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17535 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 17533 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17532 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.74 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17531 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 17573 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17573 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.814 km E of Angwin, California · 17574 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 17575 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 17575 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.06 km NE of Willits, California · 17575 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 17576 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17576 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.0Northern California · 17577 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.715 km E of Angwin, California · 17577 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.56 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17578 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.59 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17578 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17578 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.08 km W of Lakeport, California · 17579 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17580 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.52 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17582 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.82 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17582 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 17583 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.85 km NNE of Crockett, California · 17585 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.08 km NE of Inverness, California · 17586 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1041827. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.