California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Brooktrails, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Brooktrails, California on Fri, Aug 5, 1983, 8:33 AM PDT (15:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-05 15:33:03 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.481° N, 123.308° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15762 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.78 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15762 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.03 km SE of Benbow, California · 15762 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15761 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15761 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15761 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.60 km W of Kelseyville, California · 15760 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15760 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.612 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15759 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15758 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15758 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15757 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15756 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.79 km ESE of Willits, California · 15755 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.53 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15755 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.03 km SE of Calpella, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15754 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15754 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.819 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15752 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15750 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.06 km ESE of Willits, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.66 km ESE of Willits, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.822 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.310 km NW of Ruth, California · 15749 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15748 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.86 km E of Fort Bragg, California · 15748 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15747 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15746 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15746 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15746 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.712 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.89 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.7Northern California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.710 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.016 km SE of Ruth, California · 15744 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.95 km NNW of Redway, California · 15744 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.626 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15744 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.87 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15743 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.612 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15743 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.76 km S of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.76 km ESE of Calpella, California · 15742 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15764 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15764 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15764 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.914 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15764 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15765 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15767 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15767 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15767 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15767 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.59 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15767 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15768 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.44 km WSW of Flournoy, California · 15768 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15768 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15768 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15769 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15770 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15770 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.69 km SW of Kelseyville, California · 15770 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15770 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15771 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1099894. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.