California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Cobb, California on Mon, Mar 9, 1987, 12:28 PM PST (20:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-09 20:28:20 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.797° N, 122.812° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 14449 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.6Northern California · 14448 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.7Northern California · 14448 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14448 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14448 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.117 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14447 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14447 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.416 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.67 km WNW of Geyserville, California · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 14447 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.912 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14446 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.512 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.65 km N of Novato, California · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.07 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.4Northern California · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14443 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14443 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.88 km S of Cobb, California · 14442 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14441 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14441 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14441 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14441 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14440 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.69 km SSW of Cloverdale, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14439 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.33 km ENE of Anchor Bay, California · 14438 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.56 km NE of Geyserville, California · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14437 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14434 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14433 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14449 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14449 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Anchor Bay, California · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14451 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14451 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14451 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14451 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.610 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14451 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.611 km SE of Hopland, California · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.72 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, CA · 14453 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14453 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.3Northern California · 14454 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.14 km SW of Cobb, California · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96350. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.