California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sun, Jan 10, 1982, 8:56 PM PST (04:56 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-11 04:56:25 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.801° N, 122.770° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.717 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16322 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.026 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.63 km WNW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.04 km E of Geyserville, California · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.86 km ESE of Roseland, California · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.33 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.95 km WNW of Philo, California · 16321 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16320 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16320 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.924 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.03 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.01 km SE of Fairfax, California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16312 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.34 km NNE of Benicia, California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.15 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 16308 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.95 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16305 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.56 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.63 km NNW of Elmira, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.810 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.627 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16301 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.44 km E of Allendale, California · 16300 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.72 km WSW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.72 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.05 km NW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.74 km NW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.76 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16299 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.24 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16326 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.516 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16326 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.72 km SE of Talmage, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.45 km E of Penngrove, California · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.75 km E of Penngrove, California · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.54 km E of Penngrove, California · 16327 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of Penngrove, California · 16327 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16329 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.87 km E of Willits, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.35 km E of Penngrove, California · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.013 km NE of Angwin, California · 16330 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.54 km SW of Rutherford, California · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16330 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.04 km E of Penngrove, California · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16331 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16332 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071132. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.