M3.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cobb, California
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Cobb, California on Wed, Nov 28, 1973, 8:43 AM PST (16:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-28 16:43:36 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.790° N, 122.788° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.18 km S of Cobb, California · 19266 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.16 km SW of Kenwood, California · 19259 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.87 km SSW of Cobb, California · 19257 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.50 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 19253 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.91 km SSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 19244 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.810 km E of Angwin, California · 19241 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004b8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.