California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sat, Aug 9, 1986, 10:17 PM PDT (05:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km NE of Potter Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-10 05:17:47 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.799° N, 122.771° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.215 km SW of Williams, California · 14659 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14659 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.30 km S of Sea Ranch, California · 14657 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 14657 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14656 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14656 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.710 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14655 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.73 km S of Cobb, California · 14654 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.04 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14651 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14651 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14650 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14650 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14649 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.67 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 14648 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.07 km NNW of Geyserville, California · 14647 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.33 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.03 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.84 km SW of Cobb, California · 14645 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.88 km ESE of Point Arena, California · 14645 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14645 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14645 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.26 km SW of Cobb, California · 14644 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.66 km E of Talmage, California · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.75 km W of Middletown, California · 14644 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.412 km NNE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14644 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.97 km NNE of Madison, California · 14644 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.70 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14644 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.5Northern California · 14643 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.84 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.97 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14641 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.12 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14641 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.79 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.08 km ESE of Hopland, California · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14641 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 14641 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.71 km SE of Healdsburg, California · 14661 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.7Northern California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.826 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 14662 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14663 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14663 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.15 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14664 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.829 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14665 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.911 km NE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14665 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.97 km NNE of Windsor, California · 14667 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.717 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14667 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14668 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78657. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.