California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Apr 3, 1987, 10:53 PM PST (06:53 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-04 06:53:44 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.824° N, 122.833° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14400 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14399 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.512 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14399 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 14399 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14399 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14399 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.84 km W of Moskowite Corner, California · 14398 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14398 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14398 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.2Northern California · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.85 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14395 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14395 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.10 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.70 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.60 km N of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.7Northern California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.0Northern California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.80 km N of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.80 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.70 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.8Northern California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.80 km N of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.70 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.615 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.54 km SW of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.90 km ENE of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.90 km WNW of Kelseyville, California · 14393 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.60 km ENE of Kelseyville, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.87 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14393 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14393 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14391 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.97 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 14391 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.76 km WNW of Kenwood, California · 14390 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.77 km W of Kenwood, California · 14390 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14389 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.010 km WNW of Bolinas, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.715 km E of Comptche, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.212 km NNE of Angwin, California · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.38 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14387 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14386 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14386 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14386 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14386 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1148830. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.