California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km S of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Cobb, California on Tue, Aug 30, 1983, 12:36 AM PDT (07:36 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1983-08-30 07:36:27 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.782° N, 122.724° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.54 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.25 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15737 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.92 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15737 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15737 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.012 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15737 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15737 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15737 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.7Northern California · 15736 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.69 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15736 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.610 km SSW of Comptche, California · 15736 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15736 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15735 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.01 km ENE of Middletown, California · 15735 days ago · 55 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15734 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15734 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15733 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15732 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15732 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.710 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15732 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15732 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15731 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.67 km SSE of Cobb, California · 15731 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15731 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15730 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15729 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15729 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15729 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.06 km SE of College City, California · 15728 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15728 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.57 km NNE of Dunnigan, California · 15728 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.63 km WNW of Dunnigan, California · 15728 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 15728 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.89 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.510 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15726 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.86 km S of Cobb, California · 15726 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.615 km ESE of Comptche, California · 15725 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15724 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15723 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15722 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.66 km S of Cobb, California · 15721 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.615 km NE of Clearlake, California · 15721 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15721 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.014 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15721 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.611 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15721 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15721 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15721 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15720 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.311 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15720 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.55 km ENE of Willits, California · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.04 km ESE of Vallejo, California · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.417 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.5Northern California · 15718 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15718 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15739 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.94 km ENE of Hopland, California · 15739 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15739 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15741 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15742 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Calpella, California · 15743 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.76 km S of Cobb, California · 15743 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15743 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15743 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.75 km SW of Oakville, California · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.87 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15744 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.626 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15744 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15745 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.7Northern California · 15745 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1101546. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.