California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km SSE of Dillon Beach, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Dillon Beach, California on Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 7:34 PM PDT (02:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km N of Pittsburg, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-15 02:34:40 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.212° N, 122.952° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.84 km E of Geyserville, California · 16413 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.010 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16413 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16413 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16411 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16410 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.72 km NE of San Leandro, California · 16405 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16405 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16401 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.85 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16400 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.818 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 16400 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16399 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.417 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 16399 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.518 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 16399 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16399 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16399 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16399 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16399 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16399 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.11 km ENE of Pittsburg, California · 16395 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.73 km S of Green Valley, California · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.64 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.77 km E of Geyserville, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.73 km W of Forestville, California · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.8Northern California · 16383 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16383 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16381 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16381 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16381 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16381 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.83 km SE of Pacifica, California · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.07 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16379 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16379 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.95 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 16377 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.09 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16376 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.85 km N of San Leandro, California · 16375 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 16375 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16375 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16373 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16372 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16414 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.74 km E of Geyserville, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16415 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.58 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16416 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16416 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16416 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 16416 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.717 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 16416 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.1Northern California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of Geyserville, California · 16417 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16417 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 16417 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.84 km E of Geyserville, California · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.89 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16418 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16418 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.84 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.09 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.111 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16419 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068634. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.