California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Jun 1, 1979, 8:15 AM PDT (15:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km W of Cobb, California. 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
1979-06-01 15:15:54 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.821° N, 122.806° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17291 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17289 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.7Northern California · 17285 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17284 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.68 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 17282 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.713 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 17280 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.95 km NW of Potter Valley, California · 17279 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.74 km S of Suisun, California · 17279 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 17278 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.012 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17277 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17277 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17277 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 17277 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.43 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 17276 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.63 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17276 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17274 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.72 km NNW of Crockett, California · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17274 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17273 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.93 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.06 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.17 km NE of Willits, California · 17271 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17267 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.67 km NW of Cloverdale, California · 17267 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.17 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 17266 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.03 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17264 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.223 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17264 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17262 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.24 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17262 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17262 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.89 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 17261 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.86 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17261 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.16 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17261 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.56 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17261 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 17261 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17261 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17261 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17261 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17261 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17260 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.810 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17258 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 17257 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.816 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.817 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.88 km W of Upper Lake, California · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.715 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.17 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17254 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.73 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17253 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.58 km ESE of Willits, California · 17252 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17252 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17251 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.35 km E of Comptche, California · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.82 km E of Comptche, California · 17248 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17247 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 17247 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.818 km NNE of Nice, California · 17247 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.22 km NNW of Bloomfield, California · 17246 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.911 km N of Upper Lake, California · 17246 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17246 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17292 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.74 km NE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 17292 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.36 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.93 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 17293 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17296 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17297 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17297 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.86 km WNW of Cloverdale, California · 17298 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17299 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 17299 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.58 km WNW of Hopland, California · 17301 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17303 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.13 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 17303 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.35 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 17305 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 17305 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17305 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 17308 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17309 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.33 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17311 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046018. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.