California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sat, Oct 22, 1983, 8:46 AM PDT (15:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 near the coast of Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-10-22 15:46:06 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.808° N, 122.805° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.56 km E of Willits, California · 15685 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.64 km ENE of Willits, California · 15685 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.315 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15685 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.510 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15685 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of Santa Rosa, California · 15685 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.022 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15684 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.612 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15683 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15682 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.37 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15682 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.815 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15682 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.515 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15682 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.47 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.03 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15681 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15681 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15681 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15681 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15680 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.115 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15679 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.07 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15679 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.214 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15678 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.74 km E of Geyserville, California · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15677 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15677 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15677 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.75 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15676 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.44 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 15676 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15676 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15675 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.623 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.512 km NE of Comptche, California · 15675 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.115 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.015 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.415 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.815 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15675 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.615 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15675 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.61 km ENE of Geyserville, California · 15675 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.59 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15674 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.9Northern California · 15673 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.88 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15673 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.1Northern California · 15673 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.61 km SW of Hopland, California · 15673 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15673 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.83 km WNW of Hopland, California · 15673 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.78 km SW of Kelseyville, California · 15686 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15687 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.67 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.55 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15688 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15688 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.17 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15688 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.618 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15689 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15689 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15690 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.616 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15690 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 15690 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.613 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15691 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.97 km NE of Willits, California · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15691 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.97 km ESE of Redwood Valley, California · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1105402. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.