California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Sep 12, 1978, 8:26 PM PDT (03:26 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-13 03:26:26 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.822° N, 122.812° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SSE of Cloverdale, California · 17540 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.95 km ENE of Willits, California · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.08 km E of Sea Ranch, California · 17537 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.06 km N of Hopland, California · 17535 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.96 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 17534 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.53 km NE of Hopland, California · 17534 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17534 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.116 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.811 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.710 km WNW of Potter Valley, California · 17528 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.811 km WNW of Potter Valley, California · 17528 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.06 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 17527 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.61 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17526 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 17525 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 17525 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17523 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17522 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.03 km NW of Bayview, California · 17522 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17519 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.86 km N of Benicia, California · 17519 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.210 km NW of Cobb, California · 17518 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17517 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.811 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 17516 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.32 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17515 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.29 km ESE of Willits, California · 17512 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.7Northern California · 17510 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.63 km SW of Oakville, California · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17508 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 17507 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.57 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.09 km ESE of Willits, California · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.06 km ENE of Willits, California · 17506 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 17505 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 17505 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.57 km SE of Boonville, California · 17504 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17503 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.5Northern California · 17503 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17503 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17502 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.09 km E of Moskowite Corner, California · 17501 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.512 km N of Brooktrails, California · 17500 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.616 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17500 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.716 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17497 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.08 km E of Willits, California · 17497 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17497 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.87 km SW of Calistoga, California · 17496 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.612 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17496 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.16 km NE of Willits, California · 17496 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.513 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 17494 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.73 km SE of Calpella, California · 17491 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17491 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.411 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17487 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.610 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17487 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.89 km E of Willits, California · 17486 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.326 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17486 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17486 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.34 km SW of Clearlake, California · 17484 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.14 km SW of Clearlake, California · 17484 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.710 km W of Hopland, California · 17542 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.22 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17542 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.412 km SW of Esparto, California · 17543 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.13 km WNW of Monument Hills, California · 17543 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17543 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.910 km WSW of Hopland, California · 17544 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.33 km SSE of Cottonwood, California · 17545 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17546 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.32 km SW of Monument Hills, California · 17546 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.519 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17546 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.02 km S of Monument Hills, California · 17546 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.24 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17546 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17546 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17547 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.92 km S of Monument Hills, California · 17548 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.86 km ESE of Willits, California · 17548 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.57 km ESE of Willits, California · 17548 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.94 km SSW of Monument Hills, California · 17549 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.21 km SW of Monument Hills, California · 17549 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.24 km SE of Cottonwood, California · 17549 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1042278. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.