California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Nov 9, 1986, 1:28 PM PST (21:28 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km SW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-11-09 21:28:22 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.818° N, 122.776° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.811 km S of Kelseyville, California · 14573 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14573 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.218 km W of Cloverdale, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14573 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14573 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14573 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14573 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14572 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Ukiah, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.54 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14572 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14572 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14571 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14571 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.53 km NNE of Guerneville, California · 14569 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.010 km W of Cobb, California · 14569 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14569 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.52 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14567 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.16 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14567 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.99 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.22 km NE of Green Valley, California · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.11 km SSW of Hopland, California · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.04 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14564 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14563 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.85 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14563 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.311 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14563 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.312 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.712 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14561 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.922 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14561 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14560 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 14560 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14560 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.811 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14559 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 14559 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14558 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.510 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14558 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.35 km ENE of Willits, California · 14557 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14557 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14556 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.69 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14555 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14554 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.14 km SW of Cobb, California · 14554 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.68 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14553 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.94 km SW of Clearlake, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.76 km SW of Lower Lake, California · 14553 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14553 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14553 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.89 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14552 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14574 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.79 km WNW of Cazadero, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14575 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14575 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.310 km N of Cloverdale, California · 14576 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.96 km WNW of Montalvin, California · 14576 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.68 km SW of Hopland, California · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.74 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Angwin, California · 14577 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.610 km NW of Cazadero, California · 14577 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.110 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14577 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.06 km NW of Green Valley, California · 14578 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14578 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14578 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14578 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.121 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14579 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.64 km WSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14579 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1145151. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.