California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNE of Nice, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Nice, California on Mon, Jun 12, 1978, 9:13 PM PDT (04:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-13 04:13:06 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.155° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Calpella, California · 17633 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.7Northern California · 17633 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17633 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17633 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17630 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17630 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.611 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17630 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.413 km N of Potter Valley, California · 17628 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.74 km E of Calpella, California · 17627 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17625 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 17625 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.5Northern California · 17625 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17623 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 17621 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 17621 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 17620 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.66 km E of Calpella, California · 17620 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17620 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17617 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17617 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.65 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17617 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.11 km WNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17616 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.610 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.317 km NNE of Nice, California · 17615 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.817 km NNE of Nice, California · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.711 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.511 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17614 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17613 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17613 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.611 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 17611 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17608 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17607 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17607 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.216 km ENE of Willows, California · 17606 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17605 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.33 km SW of Oakville, California · 17604 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.74 km SE of Calpella, CA · 17603 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.9Northern California · 17603 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.7Northern California · 17602 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17601 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17601 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.39 km E of Comptche, California · 17601 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.98 km ENE of Willits, California · 17599 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.00 km N of Kelseyville, California · 17598 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, California · 17598 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17597 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17597 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17596 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17594 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17591 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.98 km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17590 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17590 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.93 km SE of Willows, California · 17589 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.911 km SE of Boonville, California · 17587 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17586 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17584 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.710 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17583 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.320 km WNW of Jenner, California · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 17576 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17637 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.65 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17638 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.85 km E of Lower Lake, California · 17639 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.93 km E of Calpella, California · 17640 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17641 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 17641 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17641 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.53 km SE of Calpella, California · 17642 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.83 km E of Calpella, California · 17644 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.812 km S of Willows, California · 17644 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.216 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17646 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.69 km WNW of Healdsburg, California · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.75 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17647 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.52 km N of Deer Park, California · 17649 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.69 km SW of Hopland, California · 17649 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 17650 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17652 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.8Northern California · 17652 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.96 km NE of Princeton, California · 17654 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040652. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.