California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km WNW of Cobb, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Cobb, CA on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 5:40 AM PST (13:40 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-01-27 13:40:14 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.836° N, 122.812° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.210 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.510 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.62 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Cobb, CA · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.613 km ENE of Cloverdale, CA · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.717 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.817 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.715 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.317 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.716 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.115 km SE of Laytonville, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSW of Yountville, CA · 249 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.02 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.84 km SSW of Yountville, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.68 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.89 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.49 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.52 km NE of The Geysers, CA · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.89 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.09 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.715 km NE of Willits, CA · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.76 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.612 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.23 km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.72 km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.73 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.916 km ESE of Boonville, CA · 244 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.612 km E of Yountville, CA · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.06 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 243 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.82 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 243 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.38 km W of Cobb, CA · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.06 km W of Cobb, CA · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.74 km W of Cobb, CA · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.53 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.27 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.612 km SE of Middletown, CA · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 9
  42. 2.48 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.03 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.82 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.13 km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.715 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.24 km W of Cobb, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.216 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 239 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.616 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.08 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.78 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  52. 1.78 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 239 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.99 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  54. 1.86 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.64 km ENE of Saint Helena, CA · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.85 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.92 km NE of Santa Rosa, CA · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.87 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.97 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.92 km SE of The Geysers, CA · 238 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.08 km W of Cobb, CA · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.76 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 253 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.82 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.67 km W of Cobb, CA · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.57 km W of Cobb, CA · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.53 km W of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.78 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.68 km W of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.28 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.48 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.53 km WSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.710 km ESE of Willits, CA · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.611 km ESE of Willits, CA · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.810 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75302541. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.