California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Cobb, California on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 10:23 PM PST (06:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-02 06:23:58 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.807° N, 122.799° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 16608 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.612 km S of Comptche, California · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16604 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.1Northern California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.92 km SE of Calpella, California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16602 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16602 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16601 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16600 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.417 km NE of Nice, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.60 km W of Moskowite Corner, California · 16599 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.89 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 16598 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.120 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16597 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16597 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16597 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16597 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16596 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16596 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16596 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.028 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16594 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.33 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.61 km NNW of Ukiah, California · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.82 km NE of Ukiah, California · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.715 km W of Calpella, California · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.84 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16592 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16590 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.611 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16587 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16587 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16585 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16585 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16585 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.18 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16585 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16582 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16582 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16582 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.910 km ESE of Willits, California · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16580 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.612 km S of Guinda, California · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16579 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.917 km ENE of Willits, California · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.69 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16576 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 16576 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.611 km W of Cobb, California · 16576 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 3.010 km W of Point Arena, California · 16611 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.38 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.18 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.63 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.06 km ESE of Roseland, California · 16618 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.69 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16620 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16620 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16622 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1062007. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.