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M3.2 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Feb 27, 1987, 4:29 AM PST (12:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-02-27 12:29:54 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.824° N, 122.794° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.65 km N of Novato, California · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14437 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.4Northern California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.88 km S of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.69 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14432 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14432 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14432 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.33 km ENE of Anchor Bay, California · 14431 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.56 km NE of Geyserville, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14430 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14429 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14428 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14427 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14426 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 14426 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14426 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14426 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14425 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.89 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.81 km WSW of Hopland, California · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.59 km NW of Cobb, California · 14424 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.33 km NE of Anchor Bay, California · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14423 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.6Northern California · 14423 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14423 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14423 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14423 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.70 km SSW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14423 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 3.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14422 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14422 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14422 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14422 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc95600 (also filed as usp00032ug). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.