California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Cobb, California on Sat, Mar 6, 1982, 4:38 AM PST (12:38 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-06 12:38:37 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.792° N, 122.773° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16271 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.6Northern California · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16270 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16267 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.716 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.822 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.64 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16264 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16263 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.84 km E of Calpella, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.36 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.225 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.53 km SSE of Talmage, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.35 km S of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16259 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.31 km SW of Lower Lake, California · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 3.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.612 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.712 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.911 km SSE of Elmira, California · 16256 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16254 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 3.06 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 16254 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.77 km ESE of Hopland, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.85 km SE of Santa Rosa, California · 16253 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.99 km NW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16252 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.63 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 16248 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.54 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16272 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.1Northern California · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.511 km W of Cobb, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16274 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16275 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.52 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.72 km NNE of Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.68 km W of Middletown, California · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072696. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.