M2.0 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 12, 1986, 2:07 AM PST

UTC

1986-11-12 10:07:22 UTC

Depth

3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.823° N, 122.801° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

17

• 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. Forecast669 kmNW

After

1. 2.53 km NNE of Guerneville, CaliforniaThu, Nov 13, 8:26 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
2. 3.010 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:24 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.87 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 1:27 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.52 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Nov 14, 10:01 PM PST · 14563 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.57 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Nov 15, 7:09 PM PST · 14563 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.16 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, CaliforniaSun, Nov 16, 4:14 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.99 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 11:04 AM PST · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.22 km NE of Green Valley, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 4:46 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
9. 3.06 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 18, 11:01 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.11 km SSW of Hopland, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 12:43 AM PST · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.04 km WNW of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 7:50 AM PST · 14559 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 6:58 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.85 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaWed, Nov 19, 8:52 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.311 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 3:30 AM PST · 14558 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaThu, Nov 20, 5:02 PM PST · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.312 km WNW of Calistoga, CaliforniaFri, Nov 21, 12:08 AM PST · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 21, 3:59 AM PST · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.712 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Nov 21, 6:27 PM PST · 14557 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Nov 21, 6:56 PM PST · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
20. 1.922 km NNE of Upper Lake, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 11:18 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
21. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 7:03 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.46 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 7:06 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 7:07 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.38 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 11:48 PM PST · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.811 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:19 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
26. 2.39 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 1:01 PM PST · 14554 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.05 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:06 PM PST · 14554 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.510 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 1:17 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 1:03 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
30. 2.35 km ENE of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 6:11 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
31. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 10:31 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.69 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 5:27 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
33. 3.06 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 7:45 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.69 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 1:34 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.77 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 10:06 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
36. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 4:21 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
37. 1.66 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 11:29 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
38. 2.14 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 9:39 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
39. 1.68 km WNW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:15 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
40. 1.94 km SW of Clearlake, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:24 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
41. 1.76 km SW of Lower Lake, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 7:26 AM PST · 14548 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
42. 1.97 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 1:52 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.67 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 1:52 PM PST · 14548 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.89 km NW of Elk Creek, CaliforniaSun, Nov 30, 6:05 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 4:12 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 8:28 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
47. 2.75 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 1:51 AM PST · 14546 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.76 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 12:52 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
49. 2.67 km NE of Willits, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 10:45 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.98 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 5:51 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
51. 1.73 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 8:14 AM PST · 14544 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.610 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 12:08 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.910 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 12:09 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
54. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 5:59 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
55. 1.76 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 12:33 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
56. 1.66 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 12:35 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
57. 1.79 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 5:51 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
58. 1.84 km WNW of Cobb, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:03 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
59. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 9:10 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
60. 1.58 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 5:08 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 2.16 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 4:19 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 4:10 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 2:30 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 7:15 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.54 km WNW of Cobb, CaliforniaTue, Nov 11, 12:04 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.610 km W of Ukiah, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 11:07 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 6:32 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:24 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
9. 3.75 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaMon, Nov 10, 7:22 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 11:41 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.218 km W of Cloverdale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 6:59 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 5:05 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.811 km S of Kelseyville, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 2:11 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.94 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 1:28 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.67 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaSun, Nov 9, 4:28 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.79 km WNW of Cazadero, CaliforniaSat, Nov 8, 7:38 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.66 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 9:15 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.19 km W of Cobb, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 9:14 PM PST · 14570 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
20. 2.310 km N of Cloverdale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 7, 5:56 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87786. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.