California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km ENE of Clearlake, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Clearlake, California on Wed, Jan 22, 1986, 7:37 PM PST (03:37 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-23 03:37:37 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.054° N, 122.411° 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, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14845 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14845 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14844 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14844 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14843 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.79 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.64 km W of Hopland, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.34 km W of Cobb, California · 14841 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14841 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14840 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14840 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.318 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14839 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.09 km SSE of Guinda, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.214 km S of Guinda, California · 14839 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.916 km N of Potter Valley, California · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14838 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.56 km ESE of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.712 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.17 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.07 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.711 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.79 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 3.48 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.77 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14838 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.816 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14838 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14837 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 14836 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14836 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 14836 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14835 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14835 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14835 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.69 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14835 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.47 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14834 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.27 km ESE of Lower Lake, California · 14834 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.97 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14834 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14833 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14833 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14833 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14832 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14832 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.417 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14832 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14831 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14831 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14831 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14830 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.110 km E of Artois, California · 14829 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64184. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.