California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km W of Cobb, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km W of Cobb, CA on Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 7:48 AM PST (15:48 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km W of Cobb, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-01-23 15:48:06 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.834° N, 122.815° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.53 km W of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.57 km W of Cobb, CA · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Cobb, CA · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.62 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.82 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 253 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.76 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.76 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.08 km W of Cobb, CA · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.18 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.29 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.210 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.510 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.62 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.76 km W of Cobb, CA · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.613 km ENE of Cloverdale, CA · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.717 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.817 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.317 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.716 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.115 km SE of Laytonville, CA · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.55 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.84 km SSW of Yountville, CA · 249 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.02 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.84 km SSW of Yountville, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.68 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.89 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.55 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 248 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.49 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.52 km NE of The Geysers, CA · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.89 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.09 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.715 km NE of Willits, CA · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.76 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.612 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.23 km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.72 km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.73 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.916 km ESE of Boonville, CA · 243 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.612 km E of Yountville, CA · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.06 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.82 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 242 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.38 km W of Cobb, CA · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.06 km W of Cobb, CA · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.74 km W of Cobb, CA · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.53 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.27 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.612 km SE of Middletown, CA · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 9
  53. 2.48 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.03 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 239 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.82 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.13 km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.715 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.24 km W of Cobb, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.216 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 239 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.616 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.54 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.48 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.710 km ESE of Willits, CA · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.611 km ESE of Willits, CA · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.810 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.86 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.37 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CA · 257 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 41
  12. 1.97 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of The Geysers, CA · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.89 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.719 km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 259 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.815 km ENE of Brooktrails, CA · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.710 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.720 km W of Winters, CA · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.88 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.813 km W of Fort Ross, CA · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75300596. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.