California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Tue, Oct 28, 1980, 8:32 PM PST (04:32 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-10-29 04:32:26 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.808° N, 122.808° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16773 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16773 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.59 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16772 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16772 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.80 km NNE of Bolinas, California · 16772 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.017 km NE of Angwin, California · 16772 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.017 km NE of Angwin, California · 16772 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16771 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16770 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16770 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16770 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16770 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.58 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16769 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16766 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.816 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16766 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.823 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16766 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.121 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16766 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 16766 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.04 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16765 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.319 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16765 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16765 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.77 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 16764 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.013 km E of Angwin, California · 16764 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16763 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.72 km SSW of Clearlake, California · 16762 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.93 km S of Point Reyes Station, California · 16762 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.72 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.117 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16762 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.86 km S of Point Arena, California · 16761 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.77 km NW of Anchor Bay, California · 16761 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.97 km N of Anchor Bay, California · 16761 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.62 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16760 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16760 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16760 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.5Northern California · 16759 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16758 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.14 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 16757 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.120 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16757 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.65 km W of Kenwood, California · 16755 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.316 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16755 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16754 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16754 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.025 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16754 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.53 km SSW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.19 km ENE of Willits, California · 16753 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.819 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16753 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16753 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.920 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16753 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 16752 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.67 km SSE of Cloverdale, California · 16752 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16751 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 16751 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 16751 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.59 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16751 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 3.133 km SW of Sea Ranch, California · 16750 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.525 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16749 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.52 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16748 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 3.64 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16748 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16775 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16777 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.812 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16778 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.67 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16779 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 16780 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.55 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16780 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16781 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.014 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16781 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.61 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16782 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16785 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.02 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16787 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.22 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16787 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.52 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 16788 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.513 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16789 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16789 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.63 km NNE of Talmage, California · 16789 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.723 km W of Stonyford, California · 16789 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.919 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16790 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.05 km N of Lucerne, California · 16793 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056607. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.