California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Cobb, California on Mon, Nov 16, 1987, 7:44 PM PST (03:44 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-11-17 03:44:37 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.794° N, 122.749° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSE of Fulton, California · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14199 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14196 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14196 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14196 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14196 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 14196 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14196 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14194 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14194 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.25 km NW of Montalvin, California · 14194 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14194 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14194 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 14194 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.05 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 14193 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.48 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14192 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14192 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.6Northern California · 14192 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14192 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.6Northern California · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.95 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.110 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14191 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14190 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 14190 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.69 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14189 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.34 km SW of Cobb, California · 14188 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.74 km NNE of Calistoga, California · 14186 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.920 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14186 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14186 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.213 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.67 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 14186 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.0Northern California · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.86 km S of Cobb, California · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.012 km WSW of Hopland, California · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14184 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14184 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14184 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14184 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14183 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14183 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.6Northern California · 14183 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.17 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14183 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.719 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.519 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 14182 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 14200 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14202 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14202 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.512 km NNW of Angwin, California · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.518 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14203 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.812 km SE of Middletown, California · 14203 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.47 km E of Willits, California · 14203 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14204 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.9Northern California · 14204 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14204 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14204 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14205 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.611 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14206 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14207 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.427 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14207 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.74 km W of Calistoga, California · 14208 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14208 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14209 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc108519. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.