California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Cobb, California on Thu, Jun 16, 1983, 8:38 AM PDT (15:38 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km SSE of Point Arena, 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
1983-06-16 15:38:56 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.802° N, 122.824° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km S of Cobb, California · 15814 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.519 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.015 km E of Potter Valley, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.76 km ENE of Penngrove, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15812 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.13 km ESE of Clearlake, California · 15812 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15811 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.52 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15811 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15811 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.53 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15811 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.63 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.612 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.53 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.62 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.43 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.73 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15810 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 15810 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.54 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15810 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.64 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.96 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15807 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15807 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.76 km S of Green Valley, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.61 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15806 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15805 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.714 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15805 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.519 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15804 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15804 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.85 km N of Cobb, California · 15804 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15804 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.84 km E of Boonville, California · 15804 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15804 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.16 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 15804 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15803 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15803 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.73 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.56 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 15802 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15802 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.65 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15800 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15800 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.713 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15800 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 15800 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15799 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.67 km NW of Cobb, California · 15799 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.34 km S of Cobb, California · 15799 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.63 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15799 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15798 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15798 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15797 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15797 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.78 km NE of Hopland, California · 15797 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.18 km NE of Hopland, California · 15797 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.56 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 15796 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.01 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15796 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.314 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15796 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15815 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.60 km S of Redwood Valley, California · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.00 km SSW of Redwood Valley, California · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.11 km SSW of Redwood Valley, California · 15815 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15816 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15816 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.9Northern California · 15816 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15817 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15817 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15817 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.98 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15817 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.611 km NE of Hopland, California · 15818 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15818 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.97 km NE of Talmage, California · 15818 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15818 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15818 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15818 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15818 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 15819 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15819 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096947. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.