M2.8 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 19, 1986, 8:47 AM PDT

UTC

1986-10-19 15:47:46 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.821° N, 122.798° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

31

• Cobb, CaliforniaPopulation 1,778. Forecast7 kmW
• Clearlake, CaliforniaPopulation 15,182. Forecast21 kmSW
• Santa Rosa, CaliforniaPopulation 178,127. Forecast43 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast668 kmNW

After

1. 1.7Northern CaliforniaThu, Oct 23, 12:12 PM PDT · 14580 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.85 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Oct 24, 11:54 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.010 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaFri, Oct 24, 3:29 PM PDT · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 3:07 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 3:17 AM PDT · 14579 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Oct 26, 1:40 AM PDT · 14578 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.07 km ENE of Clearlake, CaliforniaMon, Oct 27, 10:08 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
8. 3.15 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Oct 28, 1:29 PM PST · 14575 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.714 km E of Angwin, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 8:10 AM PST · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.718 km S of Covelo, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 8:40 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Oct 29, 3:57 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.62 km WNW of Sea Ranch, CaliforniaThu, Oct 30, 6:42 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.67 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Oct 31, 7:00 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.54 km WNW of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Oct 31, 5:41 PM PST · 14572 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
15. 3.02 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 12:40 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 2:50 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.08 km NNE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 8:20 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.110 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CaliforniaSat, Nov 1, 7:29 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 11:36 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.06 km NW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 2, 4:44 PM PST · 14570 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
21. 1.64 km WSW of Clear Lake Riviera, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 12:15 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
22. 1.68 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 12:33 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.121 km NE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 12:03 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 12:14 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 7:01 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 4, 10:20 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.79 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 1:19 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.06 km NW of Green Valley, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 7:14 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
29. 2.110 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 3:00 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.610 km NW of Cazadero, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 7:22 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
31. 1.62 km SSW of Angwin, CaliforniaWed, Nov 5, 8:23 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
32. 1.74 km SSW of Calistoga, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 2:27 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
33. 1.68 km SW of Hopland, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 10:21 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
34. 1.96 km WNW of Montalvin, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 3:32 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.17 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaThu, Nov 6, 6:05 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.310 km N of Cloverdale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 5:56 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.19 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 9:14 PM PST · 14565 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.66 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 9:15 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.79 km WNW of Cazadero, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 7:38 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
40. 2.67 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 4:28 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.94 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 1:28 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.811 km S of Kelseyville, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 2:11 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 5:05 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.218 km W of Cloverdale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 6:59 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
45. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:41 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
46. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
47. 3.75 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
48. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:24 AM PST · 14563 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
49. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 6:32 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
50. 1.610 km W of Ukiah, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 11:07 PM PST · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
51. 1.54 km WNW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 12:04 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 7:15 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
53. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 2:30 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
54. 1.66 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 4:10 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.16 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 4:19 PM PST · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.06 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 12, 2:07 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
57. 2.53 km NNE of Guerneville, CaliforniaThu, Nov 13, 8:26 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
58. 3.010 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:24 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.87 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:27 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
60. 1.52 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 10:01 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86021. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.