California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Jan 17, 1982, 11:11 AM PST (19:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 24 km SE of Covelo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-17 19:11:22 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.819° N, 122.802° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.77
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.924 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.03 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.01 km SE of Fairfax, California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16312 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNE of Benicia, California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.15 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 16308 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.95 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16305 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.56 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.63 km NNW of Elmira, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.810 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.627 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16301 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.44 km E of Allendale, California · 16300 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.72 km WSW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.72 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.05 km NW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.74 km NW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.76 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16299 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.24 km S of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.93 km NE of Kenwood, California · 16298 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.84 km NNE of Dixon, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.95 km E of Dixon, California · 16297 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.04 km S of Cobb, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.18 km W of Hopland, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16294 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.79 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 16290 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.118 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16320 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16320 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.95 km WNW of Philo, California · 16321 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.33 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Roseland, California · 16322 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.04 km E of Geyserville, California · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.63 km WNW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.026 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.02 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16322 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071342. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.