California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km N of Philo, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km N of Philo, California on Sat, Sep 15, 1979, 6:34 AM PDT (13:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 30 km S of Shelter Cove, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-09-15 13:34:00 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.177° N, 123.472° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.622 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17180 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17180 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.25 km SW of Laytonville, California · 17180 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17180 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.85 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17180 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.93 km E of Calpella, California · 17179 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.16 km ENE of Point Arena, California · 17177 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.510 km ESE of Hopland, California · 17176 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Clearlake, California · 17174 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17172 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17171 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17170 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.72 km E of Calpella, California · 17169 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Boonville, California · 17168 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.03 km W of Point Arena, California · 17168 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.73 km SW of Hopland, California · 17167 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17167 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.88 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17164 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.12 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17164 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.813 km SE of Boonville, California · 17162 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.34 km SSE of Geyserville, California · 17162 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.05 km ESE of Lucerne, California · 17162 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17161 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17161 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.22 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17161 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.24 km SE of Calpella, California · 17159 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.94 km SE of Calpella, California · 17159 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17157 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.16 km E of Calpella, California · 17157 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.65 km ENE of Hopland, CA · 17157 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17156 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.510 km W of Hopland, California · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.63 km SW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17154 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.67 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17152 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.76 km ENE of Hopland, California · 17152 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.72 km E of Calpella, California · 17151 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17151 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.110 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17148 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17145 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17143 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 4.030 km S of Shelter Cove, California · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17141 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.32 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17141 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.12 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17141 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.92 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17141 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.63 km S of Geyserville, California · 17141 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17141 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17141 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17136 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17135 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17134 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.610 km SE of Laytonville, California · 17132 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17131 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.010 km ESE of Willits, California · 17129 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17129 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17129 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17129 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17127 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.64 km NW of Anchor Bay, California · 17127 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.618 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 17181 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.912 km S of Comptche, California · 17182 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17183 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.116 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17184 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17185 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.527 km WSW of Leggett, California · 17186 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 17186 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17188 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17188 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.64 km SE of Calpella, California · 17191 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17191 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17192 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17192 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 17193 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.624 km S of Sea Ranch, California · 17193 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.734 km SSW of Sea Ranch, California · 17193 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.010 km NE of Boonville, California · 17193 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17193 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17194 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.44 km SE of Calpella, California · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047810. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.