California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Fri, Aug 22, 1986, 2:08 AM PDT (09:08 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-22 09:08:25 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.807° N, 122.812° 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
46°
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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 14649 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14648 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 14648 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.07 km NNW of Geyserville, California · 14648 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.33 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.03 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14647 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.84 km SW of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.88 km ESE of Point Arena, California · 14646 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.26 km SW of Cobb, California · 14646 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.66 km E of Talmage, California · 14645 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.75 km W of Middletown, California · 14645 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.412 km NNE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14645 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.97 km NNE of Madison, California · 14645 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.70 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14645 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.5Northern California · 14644 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14644 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14644 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14644 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14643 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.84 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 14643 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.97 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14643 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.12 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14642 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.08 km ESE of Hopland, California · 14642 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14642 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14641 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14640 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14640 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.115 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14639 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.63 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.13 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.73 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.122 km W of Elk Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.66 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14638 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.32 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14637 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.913 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14651 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14651 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14652 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14653 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.04 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14655 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.73 km S of Cobb, California · 14655 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14656 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.710 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14657 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14657 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 14658 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.30 km S of Sea Ranch, California · 14658 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14660 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.215 km SW of Williams, California · 14660 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14661 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79916. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.