California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Dixon, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Dixon, California on Mon, Feb 8, 1982, 12:16 PM PST (20:16 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-08 20:16:49 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.480° N, 121.794° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km E of Dixon, California · 16309 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.04 km S of Cobb, California · 16309 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.15 km ENE of Citrus Heights, California · 16308 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.80 km SE of Concord, California · 16308 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.01 km NNE of Clayton, California · 16306 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.84 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16306 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16305 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16305 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16305 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.68 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16305 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16303 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16303 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.14 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 16300 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.65 km SE of Santa Rosa, California · 16300 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.95 km S of Calistoga, California · 16298 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.05 km N of Windsor, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.65 km SSW of Antioch, California · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.6Northern California · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.01 km SE of Diablo, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.72 km WSW of Oakley, California · 16296 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.65 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.8Northern California · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.82 km NW of Muir Beach, California · 16292 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.54 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.68 km W of Middletown, California · 16290 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16287 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.24 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16287 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.93 km W of Granite Bay, California · 16287 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.10 km W of Concord, California · 16285 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16309 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16310 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.93 km NE of Kenwood, California · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.24 km S of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16311 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.76 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.73 km SE of North Gate, California · 16312 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.44 km E of Allendale, California · 16312 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.810 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNW of Elmira, California · 16314 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.41 km S of Pittsburg, California · 16316 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.06 km SW of Moraga, California · 16316 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.90 km E of Pittsburg, California · 16317 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.61 km SSE of Pittsburg, California · 16318 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071926. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.