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M1.7 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Cobb, California on Mon, Feb 23, 1987, 7:24 PM PST (03:24 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-24 03:24:15 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.808° N, 122.799° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 14443 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Anchor Bay, California · 14443 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14443 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.6Northern California · 14441 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.7Northern California · 14441 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14441 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14441 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.117 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14441 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14440 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.416 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.67 km WNW of Geyserville, California · 14440 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.912 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14439 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.512 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14439 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14439 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.65 km N of Novato, California · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.07 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14437 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.4Northern California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.88 km S of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.69 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14432 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14432 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.33 km ENE of Anchor Bay, California · 14431 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.56 km NE of Geyserville, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14430 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 170.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1147612. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.