California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Feb 6, 1983, 7:47 AM PST (15:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km E of Talmage, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-02-06 15:47:46 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.817° N, 122.795° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15943 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15943 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15942 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15941 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15940 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.55 km E of Sonoma, California · 15939 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 15938 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15937 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15937 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15936 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15935 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15934 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15933 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.79 km SE of Willits, California · 15933 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.63 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.53 km N of Healdsburg, California · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.07 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.75 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 15931 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15930 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15929 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.411 km ENE of Comptche, California · 15929 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.01 km SE of Calpella, California · 15928 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15927 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.915 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15927 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15925 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.62 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15924 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.923 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15924 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.524 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15924 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.05 km S of Calistoga, California · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 3.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15923 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15922 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.73 km NNW of Santa Rosa, California · 15922 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15921 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15921 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15921 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.67 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 15921 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.43 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15920 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.66 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 15920 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15918 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.63 km ESE of Roseland, California · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15917 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15917 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15917 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15917 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15917 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.620 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15917 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.49 km SE of Comptche, California · 15945 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15945 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 15946 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.62 km E of Calpella, California · 15946 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15946 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.913 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15947 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.526 km SSE of Covelo, California · 15948 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15949 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.520 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15949 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 15949 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15950 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.91 km WNW of Princeton, California · 15950 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15950 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15950 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15950 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.411 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15952 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1087484. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.