California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Thu, Oct 27, 1983, 1:59 AM PDT (08:59 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-10-27 08:59:22 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.800° N, 122.802° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
19

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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15681 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15681 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.115 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15680 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15680 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 15680 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.07 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15680 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.74 km E of Geyserville, California · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15678 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15678 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15678 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.75 km NE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.44 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15677 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15676 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.623 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.512 km NE of Comptche, California · 15676 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.115 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.015 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.415 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.815 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15676 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15676 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.615 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15676 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.61 km ENE of Geyserville, California · 15676 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.59 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15675 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.9Northern California · 15674 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.88 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15674 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.1Northern California · 15674 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.61 km SW of Hopland, California · 15674 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15674 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.83 km WNW of Hopland, California · 15674 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.07 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15673 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15673 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.59 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15673 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.54 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15673 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 3.5near the coast of Northern California · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.611 km W of Jenner, California · 15672 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.63 km WNW of Hopland, California · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.610 km SSW of Hopland, California · 15671 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15671 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.613 km W of Cloverdale, California · 15671 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.53 km ESE of Roseland, California · 15671 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.213 km WNW of Jenner, California · 15670 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.012 km WNW of Jenner, California · 15670 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.413 km W of Jenner, California · 15670 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.216 km SSW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 15669 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.94 km N of Benicia, California · 15669 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.79 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15682 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15682 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.03 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15682 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.715 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15682 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.47 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15682 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.515 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15683 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.815 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15683 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.37 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15683 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15683 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.612 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15684 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 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 · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.022 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15685 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNE of Santa Rosa, California · 15685 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.510 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15685 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.315 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15686 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.64 km ENE of Willits, California · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.56 km E of Willits, California · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1105706. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.