California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km NNE of Nice, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Nice, California on Mon, Jul 3, 1978, 1:14 PM PDT (20:14 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 0 km WSW of Monument Hills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-07-03 20:14:26 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.259° N, 122.742° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km NNE of Nice, California · 17617 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.711 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.511 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17617 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17616 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17615 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.611 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 17614 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17611 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17609 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17609 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.216 km ENE of Willows, California · 17609 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17608 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.33 km SW of Oakville, California · 17606 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.74 km SE of Calpella, CA · 17606 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.9Northern California · 17605 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.7Northern California · 17604 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17604 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17604 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.39 km E of Comptche, California · 17603 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Willits, California · 17602 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.00 km N of Kelseyville, California · 17601 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, California · 17600 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17600 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17599 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17599 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17597 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17593 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.07 km NNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17593 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.39 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17593 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.98 km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17593 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.93 km SE of Willows, California · 17592 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.911 km SE of Boonville, California · 17590 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17589 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17587 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.710 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17586 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.320 km WNW of Jenner, California · 17583 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 17578 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.82 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17577 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.52 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17577 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17576 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.08 km W of Lakeport, California · 17574 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17574 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.59 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17573 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.56 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17573 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.715 km E of Angwin, California · 17572 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.0Northern California · 17572 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17572 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 17572 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.06 km NE of Willits, California · 17570 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 17570 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 17570 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.814 km E of Angwin, California · 17570 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17569 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 17568 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 17567 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17566 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.53 km ENE of Calpella, California · 17565 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17565 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.20 km WSW of Monument Hills, California · 17562 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.610 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 17617 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17619 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17619 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17620 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17622 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Calpella, California · 17623 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 17623 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.63 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 17623 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 17624 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17625 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.5Northern California · 17627 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 17627 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17627 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.74 km E of Calpella, California · 17630 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.413 km N of Potter Valley, California · 17631 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.611 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17632 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17632 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17632 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17635 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17636 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040897. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.