California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 6:58 PM PST (02:58 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km WNW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-10 02:58:58 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.814° N, 122.796° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.17 km ENE of Napa, California · 14521 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.86 km N of Green Valley, California · 14521 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14521 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14521 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14521 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.86 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.57 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Hopland, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14519 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.15 km ENE of Willits, California · 14518 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.75 km ENE of Willits, California · 14518 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14518 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.07 km E of Willits, California · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.44 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14518 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.49 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14517 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14517 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.78 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14517 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.610 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.613 km E of Comptche, California · 14516 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 14516 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14515 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14515 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14514 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.821 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14513 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.98 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.94 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.111 km W of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14511 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14511 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.92 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 14509 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14509 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.42 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 14508 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.82 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.12 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 14508 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89739. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.