California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km W of Cobb, California on Sat, Oct 3, 1987, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km SW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-10-03 13:14:51 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.817° N, 122.789° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14243 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.112 km NE of Philo, California · 14243 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14243 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14242 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14242 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.7Northern California · 14241 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14241 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.71 km ENE of American Canyon, California · 14240 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14240 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.611 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 14240 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14240 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.04 km SW of Hopland, California · 14238 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14238 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14238 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14237 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14237 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14236 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14236 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14236 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.94 km NW of Philo, California · 14236 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14236 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.3Northern California · 14235 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.37 km NNE of Hopland, California · 14235 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14234 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14234 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.24 km S of Cobb, California · 14234 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14234 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.54 km W of Cobb, California · 14233 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSW of Willits, California · 14233 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.04 km SSE of Napa, California · 14232 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14232 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14232 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14232 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14232 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.716 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14231 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14231 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.510 km E of Cloverdale, California · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14230 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.427 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14229 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14229 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14227 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14227 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.75 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14226 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14225 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14225 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14224 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14224 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.54 km SW of Kenwood, California · 14244 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14244 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14245 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.96 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14245 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14246 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 14247 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14247 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.011 km W of Cobb, California · 14247 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14247 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14248 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14248 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14249 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.62 km ESE of Mendocino, California · 14250 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14250 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14250 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14251 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.25 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14251 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14251 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085255. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC.