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M1.6 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Mon, Jan 26, 1987, 8:04 PM PST (04:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km WNW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-27 04:04:13 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.822° N, 122.794° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.85 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14477 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14476 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.54 km W of Cobb, California · 14476 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14476 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 14475 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 14475 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14475 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.011 km NE of Talmage, California · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14473 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14473 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.7Northern California · 14471 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.918 km E of Sea Ranch, California · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14470 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.46 km E of Hopland, California · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.88 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.67 km W of Kenwood, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.014 km ENE of Angwin, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 14465 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.510 km NW of Cobb, California · 14465 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.82 km E of Forestville, California · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14463 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.823 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.90 km S of Fulton, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 3.111 km NNE of Comptche, California · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.69 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.52 km SSE of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.81 km W of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1146860. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.