California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Thu, Jan 2, 1986, 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km WSW of Kelseyville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-02 11:34:39 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.817° N, 122.810° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
20

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. 3.68 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.58 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.94 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14865 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.64 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14865 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14863 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14863 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14862 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14862 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14862 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.84 km SW of Cobb, California · 14862 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14861 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14860 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.612 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14860 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14860 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.39 km SW of Hopland, California · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.99 km SW of Hopland, California · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14859 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.97 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14859 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.810 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14859 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.97 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.110 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 14859 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.86 km NW of Philo, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14858 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.26 km SW of Cobb, California · 14858 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14858 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14858 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14857 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.74 km SW of Cobb, California · 14857 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.620 km N of Potter Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14857 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14856 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.99 km W of Anchor Bay, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14855 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 14855 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 14854 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.911 km N of Cloverdale, California · 14854 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14854 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.54 km N of Guerneville, California · 14854 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14854 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14854 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14853 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14853 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.421 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14853 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14852 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14852 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62601. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.