California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Princeton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Princeton, California on Thu, Nov 4, 1982, 6:09 AM PST (14:09 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-04 14:09:06 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.449° N, 122.099° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16027 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16026 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16026 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.612 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16023 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.6Northern California · 16022 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.58 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.16 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16021 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16021 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.38 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16020 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16020 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16019 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16019 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16018 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.09 km SW of Paskenta, California · 16018 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.72 km NW of Princeton, California · 16017 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16016 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16016 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16016 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.016 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16015 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.04 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16015 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.921 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16013 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16013 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16012 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16012 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16011 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.53 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16011 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 16011 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16010 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 16009 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16009 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16008 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16007 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16007 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16005 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16003 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16002 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16002 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.712 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.74 km S of Cobb, California · 16002 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.17 km SSW of Maxwell, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 3.0Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16032 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16032 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16032 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16033 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16034 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16034 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16035 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16035 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16035 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.519 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.34 km S of Cobb, California · 16037 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.4Northern California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16038 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.74 km S of Cobb, California · 16038 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.518 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16038 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.34 km S of Cobb, California · 16039 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081425. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.