California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, May 13, 1986, 11:33 AM PDT (18:33 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-13 18:33:08 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.824° N, 122.802° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.02 km S of Clearlake, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14750 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.413 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.513 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.213 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.65 km W of Willows, California · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.66 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14747 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.811 km ESE of Hopland, California · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14746 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14746 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14745 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.412 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14745 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14745 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14745 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.26 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14744 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14744 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 14744 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 14744 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14744 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14743 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.911 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14743 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14743 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.4Northern California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14742 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.610 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14740 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14740 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14739 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14738 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14738 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.76 km WNW of Healdsburg, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14737 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14736 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14736 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14736 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.45 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14735 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14735 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14734 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14734 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.91 km NW of Clearlake, California · 14734 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14733 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.92 km SW of Cobb, California · 14732 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14732 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14751 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.723 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14753 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNW of Cobb, California · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14756 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14756 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.17 km W of Lodoga, California · 14756 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14757 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.67 km SSE of Willits, California · 14757 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14758 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.612 km W of Ukiah, California · 14758 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72545. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.