California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Cobb, California on Mon, Aug 10, 1987, 9:42 PM PDT (04:42 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km W 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
1987-08-11 04:42:30 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.786° N, 122.776° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14297 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14296 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 14296 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.010 km SE of Willits, California · 14295 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14295 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14295 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14295 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.83 km N of Cloverdale, California · 14295 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14295 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14294 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14294 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.79 km SE of Boonville, California · 14294 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14294 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.55 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14294 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14293 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14293 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.84 km SW of Cobb, California · 14293 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14293 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14292 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14292 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.72 km SSW of Clearlake, California · 14291 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.8Northern California · 14291 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.59 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14291 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.91 km W of Green Valley, California · 14291 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14291 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14290 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14290 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.63 km NNW of Cloverdale, California · 14290 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14290 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.811 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 14289 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14289 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14289 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.110 km ENE of Lucerne, California · 14288 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14288 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14288 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.63 km NNW of Cloverdale, California · 14287 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14287 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14287 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14287 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14287 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14287 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14285 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14285 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14285 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.9Northern California · 14285 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14285 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14285 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14285 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.711 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 14284 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14284 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.88 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14283 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.611 km N of Brooktrails, California · 14283 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14283 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 14282 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.82 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 14282 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.86 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 14282 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14281 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 14297 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14297 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14297 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14297 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14297 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14298 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14298 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14299 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14300 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14301 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 14301 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14301 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14301 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14301 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14302 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 14302 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14304 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14304 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14304 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.73 km W of Cobb, California · 14304 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc104372. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.