California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km E of Comptche, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km E of Comptche, California on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 9:26 PM PST (05:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 9 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-25 05:26:03 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.270° N, 123.438° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
6

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 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 14516 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14515 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14515 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14514 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.821 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14513 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.98 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.94 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.111 km W of Cobb, California · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14511 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14511 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14510 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14509 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14508 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14507 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14506 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14506 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.16 km NNE of Covelo, California · 14504 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.717 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14504 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14504 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.74 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14504 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.04 km WSW of North Lakeport, California · 14504 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.65 km E of Covelo, California · 14504 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 3.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 14503 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 14503 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.47 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14501 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.75 km ESE of Talmage, California · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14499 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14498 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.64 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14498 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.68 km SE of Covelo, California · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14497 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.28 km ENE of Hopland, California · 14497 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 14496 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.52 km WSW of Leggett, California · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14496 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.710 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14495 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.710 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 14495 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.77 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14495 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14495 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14516 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.78 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14517 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14517 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.122 km W of Leggett, California · 14518 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.44 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14518 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.07 km E of Willits, California · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14518 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.75 km ENE of Willits, California · 14518 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.15 km ENE of Willits, California · 14518 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14519 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Hopland, California · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.57 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14520 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.86 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14520 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1146111. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.