California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Aug 16, 1983, 5:12 AM PDT (12:12 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-16 12:12:54 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.822° N, 122.790° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15752 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.01 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15752 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15752 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15750 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.06 km ESE of Willits, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.66 km ESE of Willits, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.822 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNE of Glen Ellen, California · 15750 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.53 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 15749 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15749 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15748 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15747 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15746 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15746 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15746 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.89 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.7Northern California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.626 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15744 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.87 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.75 km SW of Oakville, California · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15743 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15743 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.76 km S of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.76 km ESE of Calpella, California · 15742 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15740 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15739 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.94 km ENE of Hopland, California · 15739 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15739 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.74 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.73 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.54 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15737 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.25 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15737 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.92 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15737 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15737 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.012 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15737 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15737 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15736 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.7Northern California · 15736 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.69 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15736 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.610 km SSW of Comptche, California · 15736 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15736 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15735 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.01 km ENE of Middletown, California · 15734 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15734 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15734 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.819 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15754 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15754 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.03 km SE of Calpella, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15755 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.51 km SSW of Bodega Bay, California · 15755 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.79 km ESE of Willits, California · 15755 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.94 km SE of Guerneville, California · 15755 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15756 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15757 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15758 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.8Northern California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15758 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.612 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15759 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.713 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15760 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15760 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.60 km W of Kelseyville, California · 15760 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15761 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15761 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100522. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.