California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km N of Brooktrails, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Brooktrails, CA on Wed, May 5, 1982, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 20 km NNE of Upper Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-05 07:00:28 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.508° N, 123.379° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16207 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16204 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16203 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.18 km N of Geyserville, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.97 km NE of Covelo, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.78 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.815 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.67 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16193 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16192 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.00 km NNE of Calpella, California · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.77 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.08 km NNE of Ruth, California · 16190 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16190 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16188 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 4.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.28 km W of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.63 km W of Calpella, California · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16187 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.77 km NE of Covelo, California · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16183 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.83 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16183 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16181 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16180 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16179 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.52 km NE of Redway, California · 16177 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.822 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16212 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16213 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16217 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16218 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.92 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16220 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16220 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.5Northern California · 16220 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.510 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 16223 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16223 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.35 km W of Cobb, California · 16225 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074167. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.