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M1.9 earthquake 6 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Cobb, California on Wed, Sep 9, 1987, 4:35 PM PDT (23:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-09 23:35:25 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.785° N, 122.773° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14246 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14246 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14246 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14245 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.711 km W of Cobb, California · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14244 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14244 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14244 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14244 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14243 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.25 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14243 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14243 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14242 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14242 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14242 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14241 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14240 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14240 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14239 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.011 km W of Cobb, California · 14239 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14239 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 14239 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14238 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14237 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.96 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14237 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14237 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14237 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.54 km SW of Kenwood, California · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.112 km NE of Philo, California · 14235 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14235 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14234 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14234 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.7Northern California · 14233 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14233 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.71 km ENE of American Canyon, California · 14232 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14232 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.611 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.72 km NNW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14232 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.04 km SW of Hopland, California · 14230 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14230 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14229 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14229 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14229 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.94 km NW of Philo, California · 14228 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.3Northern California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.37 km NNE of Hopland, California · 14227 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14227 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14227 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14227 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14227 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14226 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14226 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.24 km S of Cobb, California · 14226 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14226 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc105621. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.