California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Cobb, California on Tue, Nov 24, 1987, 7:19 AM PST (15:19 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-24 15:19:01 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.782° N, 122.760° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.012 km WSW of Hopland, California · 14175 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14175 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14173 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14173 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 14173 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.17 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14173 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.719 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 14172 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.519 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 14172 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14171 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14171 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14171 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 14170 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.16 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14170 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14170 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14170 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14169 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.97 km SW of Cobb, California · 14169 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14169 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.68 km WNW of American Canyon, California · 14168 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14168 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14168 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 14168 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14168 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14167 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14167 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.9near the coast of Northern California · 14166 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.7Northern California · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14165 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14164 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14163 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14162 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14162 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.89 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 14161 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14161 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.14 km S of Cobb, California · 14161 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.64 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 14161 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14161 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.918 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.85 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14159 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.66 km S of Cobb, California · 14159 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14159 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14159 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14158 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14157 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.02 km E of Cobb, California · 14157 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1153986. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.