California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sun, Jul 10, 1983, 4:55 AM PDT (11:55 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-07-10 11:55:33 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.805° N, 122.809° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15789 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15788 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.17 km N of Cobb, California · 15788 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Cobb, California · 15788 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15787 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.83 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15787 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.222 km W of Elk Creek, California · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.522 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15787 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15787 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15787 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.816 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15786 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15786 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.56 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.611 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.020 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15785 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.62 km SSE of Point Arena, California · 15784 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.519 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.75 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15784 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.35 km ESE of Manchester, California · 15783 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15783 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.54 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 15783 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.62 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15782 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15781 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 15781 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.92 km S of Geyserville, California · 15781 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.65 km S of Cobb, California · 15779 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.611 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15779 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.63 km WSW of Calpella, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.8Northern California · 15778 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.88 km S of Cobb, California · 15778 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.95 km S of Cobb, California · 15778 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 15777 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15777 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.77 km S of Cobb, California · 15777 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.07 km W of Kenwood, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.911 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15776 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.17 km ESE of Santa Rosa, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15776 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15776 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15776 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15776 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.37 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.511 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15775 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.71 km SSW of Redwood Valley, California · 15774 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.65 km NE of Ukiah, California · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15774 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15774 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15773 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15771 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15771 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15771 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15790 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.316 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.5Northern California · 15790 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15790 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.9Northern California · 15792 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.67 km S of Cobb, California · 15793 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15793 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15793 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15793 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15793 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.418 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.618 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15793 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15794 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15794 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.07 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.37 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15795 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15795 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.314 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15795 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.01 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15795 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.56 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 15795 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098367. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.