California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Jan 3, 1986, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-03 16:27:03 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.823° N, 122.797° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.61
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14879 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14878 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14878 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14878 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14878 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNE of Hopland, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.612 km NE of Angwin, California · 14876 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14875 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.716 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.18 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 14875 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 14874 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.74 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.45 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.71 km E of Calpella, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.68 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.58 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14873 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.94 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14872 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.64 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14872 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14870 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14869 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.84 km SW of Cobb, California · 14869 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14868 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14867 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.612 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14867 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14867 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.39 km SW of Hopland, California · 14867 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.99 km SW of Hopland, California · 14867 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14866 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.97 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14866 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.810 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14866 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.97 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.110 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.86 km NW of Philo, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14865 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.26 km SW of Cobb, California · 14865 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14865 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14865 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14865 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.74 km SW of Cobb, California · 14864 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.620 km N of Potter Valley, California · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14879 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14879 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14880 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14881 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.72 km WSW of Occidental, California · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.10 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14884 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64313. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.