California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cobb, California on Mon, Jul 28, 1986, 4:05 PM PDT (23:05 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 5 km NNE of Brooktrails, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-28 23:05:55 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.821° N, 122.775° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km NNW of Hopland, California · 14674 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 14673 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.14 km NNE of Guerneville, California · 14673 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.87 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14673 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.814 km W of Guinda, California · 14673 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.71 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 14673 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14673 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14672 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14671 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14671 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 14671 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14671 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 4.75 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14671 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.511 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14671 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.39 km SSW of Arbuckle, California · 14671 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14671 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14670 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14670 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14670 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.61 km ESE of Clearlake, California · 14670 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.61 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14669 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14669 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.717 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14668 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.97 km NNE of Windsor, California · 14668 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.911 km NE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14666 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.829 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14666 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.15 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14665 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14664 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14664 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14664 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 14663 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.826 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.7Northern California · 14663 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.71 km SE of Healdsburg, California · 14662 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14662 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.215 km SW of Williams, California · 14660 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.30 km S of Sea Ranch, California · 14658 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 14658 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14657 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14657 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.710 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14656 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14674 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Redwood Valley, California · 14675 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.07 km E of Willits, California · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14675 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.414 km S of Albion, California · 14675 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.610 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14676 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14676 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14676 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14677 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.811 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14678 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14678 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14678 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14679 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.02 km ESE of Calpella, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc77609. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.