California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Talmage, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Talmage, California on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 7:28 PM PDT (02:28 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km SW of Sea Ranch, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-09-27 02:28:34 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.178° N, 123.115° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 25.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14617 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.97 km W of Cobb, CA · 14616 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.9Northern California · 14616 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14616 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14615 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14614 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14614 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Lakeport, California · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.26 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 14614 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14613 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 14613 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14613 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14613 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.024 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.25 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 14613 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.514 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14612 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.020 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.615 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14610 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.94 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.04 km NE of Windsor, California · 14609 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.01 km WSW of Angwin, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14608 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14608 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14608 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14608 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.110 km N of Cloverdale, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.813 km S of Comptche, California · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.6Northern California · 14607 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14606 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.714 km NE of Willits, California · 14604 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.64 km W of Angwin, California · 14604 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.810 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.617 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14604 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.99 km SSW of Lodoga, California · 14604 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.69 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.26 km WSW of Covelo, California · 14603 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14603 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 4.04 km SW of Sea Ranch, California · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.01 km W of Sea Ranch, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.57 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14602 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.528 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14600 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14599 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.22 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14599 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.75 km ESE of Fort Bragg, California · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.63 km W of Geyserville, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.810 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.98 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 14596 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14595 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.218 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.61 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.08 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 14618 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14618 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14619 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.120 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14619 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.615 km WSW of Cloverdale, California · 14619 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.514 km E of Angwin, California · 14619 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14620 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14620 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.69 km SW of Cobb, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.914 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 14622 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14624 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.80 km SSW of Geyserville, California · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14624 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.80 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.55 km S of Boonville, California · 14625 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14625 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.916 km E of Covelo, California · 14625 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc83920. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.