California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Fri, Nov 7, 1980, 12:17 PM PST (20:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km NNW of Kelseyville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-11-07 20:17:38 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.803° N, 122.807° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 16754 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.013 km E of Angwin, California · 16754 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSW of Clearlake, California · 16753 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.93 km S of Point Reyes Station, California · 16752 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.72 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16752 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.117 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16752 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.86 km S of Point Arena, California · 16751 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.77 km NW of Anchor Bay, California · 16751 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.97 km N of Anchor Bay, California · 16751 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16751 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16750 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16750 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.5Northern California · 16750 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16748 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.14 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 16748 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.120 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16748 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.65 km W of Kenwood, California · 16745 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.316 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16745 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16745 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16744 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.025 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16744 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.53 km SSW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16744 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.19 km ENE of Willits, California · 16743 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.819 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16743 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.920 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16743 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.67 km SSE of Cloverdale, California · 16742 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16742 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 16742 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 16742 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.59 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.133 km SW of Sea Ranch, California · 16740 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.525 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16739 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.52 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16738 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.64 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16738 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16738 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.34 km SW of Maxwell, California · 16737 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.56 km W of Lower Lake, California · 16736 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.98 km SE of Willits, California · 16736 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.67 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16736 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.26 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 3.04 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16735 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.73 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 16735 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.618 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 16735 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.723 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16735 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 16735 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 3.03 km W of Maxwell, California · 16734 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16734 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.824 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16734 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.34 km WSW of Healdsburg, California · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.65 km WSW of Healdsburg, California · 16734 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.53 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16733 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.65 km S of Cobb, California · 16733 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.53 km NW of Maxwell, California · 16732 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16732 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.610 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16731 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16731 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16731 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.319 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16755 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16756 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 16756 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.121 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16756 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.823 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16756 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.816 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16756 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16757 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16758 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16759 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16760 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16760 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16760 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16761 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.017 km NE of Angwin, California · 16762 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.017 km NE of Angwin, California · 16762 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056769 (also filed as usp0001apt). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.