California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Cobb, California on Wed, Feb 24, 1982, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-24 22:45:43 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.799° N, 122.831° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.35 km NW of Princeton, California · 16288 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.517 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16287 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16287 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.54 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16286 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.68 km W of Middletown, California · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.214 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.72 km NNE of Lakeport, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.52 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16282 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.511 km W of Cobb, California · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.1Northern California · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.68 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16280 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.54 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16279 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16279 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.6Northern California · 16279 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16275 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16274 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.716 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16274 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.822 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16273 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.64 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16272 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16271 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.84 km E of Calpella, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16270 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16270 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.36 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 3.225 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 3.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16268 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.53 km SSE of Talmage, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.35 km S of Cobb, California · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16290 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.8Northern California · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16292 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.81 km SE of Occidental, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.05 km N of Windsor, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.95 km S of Calistoga, California · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.65 km SE of Santa Rosa, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.08 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16298 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.118 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072417. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.