California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km S of Comptche, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km S of Comptche, California on Thu, Dec 24, 1981, 12:15 PM PST (20:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 3 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-24 20:15:47 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.202° N, 123.604° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16343 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.28 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16342 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.84 km NE of Hopland, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16341 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16340 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16340 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.511 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.63 km NE of Willits, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16339 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.86 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 16338 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16337 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.96 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.16 km ENE of Willits, California · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16334 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.09 km W of Healdsburg, California · 16334 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16333 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.912 km NE of Lucerne, California · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.014 km SSW of Covelo, California · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16332 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16331 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16330 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.87 km E of Willits, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16329 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.72 km SE of Talmage, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.24 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16326 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.717 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.02 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16322 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.026 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.631 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16345 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.0Northern California · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.5Northern California · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8Northern California · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.210 km W of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16348 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16348 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16349 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16350 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16351 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16351 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.512 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 16352 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070609. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.