California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Mar 27, 1983, 4:26 AM PST (12:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 2 km SSE of Comptche, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-27 12:26:29 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.821° N, 122.808° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15885 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.42 km SSE of Comptche, California · 15885 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15884 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.13 km N of Healdsburg, California · 15884 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.68 km ESE of Yountville, California · 15884 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.819 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 15884 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.110 km N of Benicia, California · 15880 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15879 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15879 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15878 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.92 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 15878 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.97 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15878 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15878 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15877 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15877 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15877 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 15876 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15876 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15876 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15875 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.31 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 15875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.26 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15875 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15875 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15875 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.63 km E of Talmage, California · 15875 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.92 km ENE of Talmage, California · 15875 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15875 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.427 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15874 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 15872 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15871 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15871 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15871 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15870 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15870 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15869 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.93 km NNE of Willows, California · 15869 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15869 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15868 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.68 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15868 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.611 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 15868 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.26 km SW of Cobb, California · 15868 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 3.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15867 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15867 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15867 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15867 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15867 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15866 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15865 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15865 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.922 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15864 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15863 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.85 km SW of Kenwood, California · 15863 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15863 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.94 km S of Cobb, California · 15863 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15862 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15862 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15862 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.95 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15861 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15886 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15886 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15886 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15887 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.75 km E of Calpella, California · 15887 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.79 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15888 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.0Northern California · 15888 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15889 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15889 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15890 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15890 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15890 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15890 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15891 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 15893 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.424 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15893 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.82 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15893 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15893 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.319 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15894 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Nice, California · 15894 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1089657. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.