California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km ESE of Lucerne, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Lucerne, California on Wed, Oct 3, 1979, 5:51 PM PDT (00:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-10-04 00:51:19 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.079° N, 122.732° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17165 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17165 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17165 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.413 km NNE of Angwin, California · 17164 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.24 km SE of Calpella, California · 17163 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.94 km SE of Calpella, California · 17163 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17161 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.16 km E of Calpella, California · 17161 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.65 km ENE of Hopland, CA · 17161 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.912 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17160 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17160 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.510 km W of Hopland, California · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.63 km SW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17158 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.67 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 17157 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.09 km N of Green Valley, California · 17157 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17156 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.76 km ENE of Hopland, California · 17156 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.72 km E of Calpella, California · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17154 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.110 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17149 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17147 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.311 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 17146 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17145 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.32 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17145 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.12 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17145 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.92 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17145 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.63 km S of Geyserville, California · 17145 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17145 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17145 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.76 km SW of Napa, California · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17139 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17138 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17138 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.78 km SE of Moskowite Corner, California · 17136 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.610 km SE of Laytonville, California · 17136 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17135 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.010 km ESE of Willits, California · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17133 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17133 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17133 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.29 km E of Angwin, California · 17132 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17131 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.64 km NW of Anchor Bay, California · 17131 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.76 km ENE of Windsor, California · 17130 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.617 km NE of Nice, California · 17130 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17130 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.59 km NW of Potter Valley, California · 17126 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17125 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 17125 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.49 km SE of Willits, California · 17123 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.1Northern California · 17122 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.07 km N of Cobb, California · 17121 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.85 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17121 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17118 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.73 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17117 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 3.026 km SE of Covelo, California · 17117 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.34 km SSE of Geyserville, California · 17166 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.813 km SE of Boonville, California · 17166 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.12 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17168 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17168 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17171 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of Hopland, California · 17171 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.03 km W of Point Arena, California · 17172 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.64 km N of Boonville, California · 17172 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of Calpella, California · 17173 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17174 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17175 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17176 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.03 km SW of Clearlake, California · 17178 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.510 km ESE of Hopland, California · 17180 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.16 km ENE of Point Arena, California · 17181 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.93 km E of Calpella, California · 17183 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.85 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17183 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17184 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.25 km SW of Laytonville, California · 17184 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048124. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.