California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Northern California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Northern California on Mon, May 25, 1987, 10:11 AM PDT (17:11 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km WNW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-05-25 17:11:31 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.805° N, 122.730° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14376 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14376 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14375 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14375 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14374 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14374 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14374 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14374 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.63 km W of Cobb, California · 14374 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14374 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.610 km SE of Sea Ranch, California · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.716 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.44 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.94 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14372 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14372 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 14372 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.34 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14371 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.84 km SW of Hopland, California · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14371 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.614 km ENE of Angwin, California · 14370 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.45 km W of Cobb, California · 14370 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14370 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14370 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 14370 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.36 km SW of Cobb, California · 14370 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.86 km SSW of Sutter, California · 14370 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14369 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 14369 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.812 km ESE of Comptche, California · 14369 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14369 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14369 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.68 km SE of Willits, California · 14369 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14367 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 14367 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 14366 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.86 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14366 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.817 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14366 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14365 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14365 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14364 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14364 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.13 km SSE of Calpella, California · 14364 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14363 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.8Northern California · 14363 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14363 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14363 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.09 km W of Cobb, California · 14363 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 14363 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.19 km SE of Sea Ranch, California · 14376 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14376 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.6Northern California · 14376 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 14376 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14376 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14377 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 14377 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14377 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 14378 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.11 km NNW of Winters, California · 14378 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.65 km N of Winters, California · 14378 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14379 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSE of Cottonwood, California · 14380 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.5Northern California · 14380 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14380 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14380 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14380 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14381 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1150021. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.