California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Sep 13, 1987, 12:34 AM PDT (07:34 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-09-13 07:34:02 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.815° N, 122.813° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14264 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14264 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.822 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14264 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14264 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 14264 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14263 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14263 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14263 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.922 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14263 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14263 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14263 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNW of Cloverdale, California · 14263 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14262 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14262 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14262 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14262 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.39 km SE of Sonoma, California · 14261 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14261 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14261 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 14261 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14261 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.52 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 14261 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.617 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14260 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14260 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.018 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14259 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14259 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14259 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 14258 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14258 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14258 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.93 km NNW of Cloverdale, California · 14258 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14257 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.44 km W of Cobb, California · 14257 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14257 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.55 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14256 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14256 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14255 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14255 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14254 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14254 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14253 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.711 km W of Cobb, California · 14253 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14253 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14253 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14253 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14253 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14252 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.25 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14252 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14252 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14251 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14251 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.62 km ESE of Mendocino, California · 14250 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14248 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14248 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.64 km N of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14248 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.58 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14265 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.410 km W of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.54 km SW of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.73 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14266 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.96 km SW of Middletown, California · 14267 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14267 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 14268 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.54 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14268 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14268 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14269 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14269 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14269 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14270 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14271 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc105698. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.