California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Sep 16, 1980, 7:21 AM PDT (14:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km WSW 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
1980-09-16 14:21:29 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.812° N, 122.800° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
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: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km ESE of Willits, California · 16820 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.69 km SE of Willits, California · 16819 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Calpella, California · 16818 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.511 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16818 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.93 km SW of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California · 16817 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.625 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16817 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.617 km SW of Stonyford, California · 16817 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.6Northern California · 16817 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16816 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.018 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.84 km NNE of Cobb, California · 16815 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.64 km N of Cobb, California · 16815 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.128 km SE of Covelo, California · 16815 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.619 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16815 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.513 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16813 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16812 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 16812 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16810 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16810 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16810 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16809 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16809 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16809 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16808 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.36 km NW of Winters, California · 16806 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16805 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16805 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.318 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 16804 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16804 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16803 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16803 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16802 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.32 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16802 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.76 km NE of Penngrove, California · 16801 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16800 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.06 km NNW of Green Valley, California · 16800 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.87 km NNW of Green Valley, California · 16800 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16800 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16800 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.810 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16799 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.610 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16799 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16799 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Lower Lake, California · 16798 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.213 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16797 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.517 km NE of Angwin, California · 16797 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.05 km N of Lucerne, California · 16796 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16793 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.723 km W of Stonyford, California · 16792 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.63 km NNE of Talmage, California · 16792 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16792 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.513 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16792 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.52 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.22 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16790 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.02 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16788 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.61 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16785 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.014 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16784 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16784 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.55 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16783 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 3.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16820 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16820 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16820 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16821 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.86 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16821 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.65 km SE of Santa Rosa, California · 16821 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16823 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16832 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16836 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16837 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16837 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.91 km W of Green Valley, California · 16838 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.20 km W of Green Valley, California · 16838 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.12 km W of Green Valley, California · 16838 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16839 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.61 km NW of Green Valley, California · 16839 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.82 km W of Green Valley, California · 16839 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16840 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16841 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.111 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16841 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055801. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.