California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Cobb, California on Wed, Jan 28, 1987, 10:29 AM PST (18:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km E of Hopland, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-28 18:29:35 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.784° N, 122.770° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14473 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14472 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.7Northern California · 14471 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.918 km E of Sea Ranch, California · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14469 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.46 km E of Hopland, California · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.88 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14468 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.67 km W of Kenwood, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14467 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.014 km ENE of Angwin, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 14465 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.510 km NW of Cobb, California · 14465 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14464 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.82 km E of Forestville, California · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14463 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.823 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.90 km S of Fulton, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.111 km NNE of Comptche, California · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.69 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.52 km SSE of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.81 km W of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.04 km SW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 14455 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.117 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 14454 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.95 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14454 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14454 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.