California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km WNW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Cobb, California on Tue, Sep 7, 1982, 10:08 PM PDT (05:08 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-08 05:08:31 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.838° N, 122.798° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16092 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16091 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.318 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16090 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16090 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.912 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16089 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.69 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16088 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.210 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.910 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16087 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.912 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16086 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.913 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16083 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.82 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.36 km SSE of Cobb, California · 16082 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16082 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16082 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16081 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.82 km ENE of Inverness, California · 16081 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16080 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.28 km W of Calistoga, California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16079 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.39 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.110 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16076 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.54 km S of Cobb, California · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 16075 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.724 km SE of Covelo, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.517 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16072 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16072 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.87 km W of Calistoga, California · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.714 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16068 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16065 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.916 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16065 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.94 km S of Cobb, California · 16064 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16063 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16063 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.510 km S of Kelseyville, California · 16062 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16062 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16062 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.712 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16061 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.811 km SSW of Hopland, California · 16061 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.68 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16061 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16056 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.36 km NE of Hopland, California · 16055 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.94 km N of Kenwood, California · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16055 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.64 km SW of Saint Helena, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16092 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16093 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.52 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.717 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16096 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16096 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Lakeport, California · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16098 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16098 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.018 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16098 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.98 km E of Willits, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.65 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Kenwood, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.616 km ESE of Cleone, California · 16102 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.625 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16102 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.28 km NE of Hopland, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.618 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16105 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.57 km ENE of Willits, California · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078671. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.