California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 8 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km W of Cobb, California on Sat, May 29, 1982, 6:07 AM PDT (13:07 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-29 13:07:22 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.821° N, 122.816° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.24Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.21 · 40 stations
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Cobb.

From the USGS event page for nc1074861. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074861 (also filed as usp0001mk3). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.