California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Cobb, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Cobb, CA on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 12:33 PM PDT (19:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km W of Boonville, 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
2026-09-02 19:33:50 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.835° N, 122.797° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 since this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 139.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75428872. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.