California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Sat, Dec 19, 1981, 5:48 AM PST (13:48 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km E of Penngrove, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-19 13:48:49 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.814° N, 122.810° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.92
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km ESE of Roseland, California · 16348 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.64 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.04 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.44 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.14 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.25 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.54 km ESE of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.94 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Penngrove, California · 16347 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.85 km E of Penngrove, California · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.8Northern California · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.5Northern California · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.0Northern California · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16345 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.64 km E of Penngrove, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Penngrove, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.631 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.59 km SW of Calistoga, California · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.77 km S of Comptche, California · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.83 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16343 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.28 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.84 km NE of Hopland, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16341 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16340 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16340 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.74 km E of Penngrove, California · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.64 km E of Penngrove, California · 16340 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.511 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.83 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16339 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.63 km NE of Willits, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.95 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16339 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.86 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 16338 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16337 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.96 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.16 km ENE of Willits, California · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.09 km W of Healdsburg, California · 16334 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16333 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.912 km NE of Lucerne, California · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16348 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.15 km E of Penngrove, California · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.14 km E of Penngrove, California · 16349 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16351 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16351 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16351 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.512 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.512 km NW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Clearlake, California · 16353 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16353 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.710 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.45 km E of Penngrove, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16355 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.6Northern California · 16355 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.88 km E of Willits, California · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.