California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km W of Cobb, California on Mon, Feb 9, 1987, 4:53 PM PST (00:53 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-10 00:53:09 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.815° N, 122.825° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSE of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.81 km W of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 14458 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 14457 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.04 km SW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 14455 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.117 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 14455 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.95 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14454 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14454 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.64 km ESE of Philo, California · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.021 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14454 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.19 km NW of Bayview, California · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.8Northern California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.84 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14453 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.520 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14451 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.34 km W of Cobb, California · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14450 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 14449 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.518 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14449 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.912 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.14 km SW of Cobb, California · 14448 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.3Northern California · 14447 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14447 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14446 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.72 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, CA · 14446 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14446 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14446 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.611 km SE of Hopland, California · 14445 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.610 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 14443 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.93 km WSW of Anchor Bay, California · 14443 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14443 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 176.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94350. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.