California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Cobb, California on Sun, Nov 6, 1983, 2:21 PM PST (22:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-06 22:21:38 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.791° N, 122.778° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.16 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 15657 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.116 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15656 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15656 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15656 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.7Northern California · 15656 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.7Northern California · 15656 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.76 km N of Cobb, California · 15655 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.96 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15655 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15654 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15654 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15654 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15654 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15653 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15652 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.9Northern California · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.86 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15652 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.81 km NNW of Point Reyes Station, California · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15651 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15650 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.73 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15649 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.916 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15648 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.68 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15648 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15648 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15648 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15648 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15648 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15648 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15648 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.319 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15647 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15647 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15647 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 15647 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.45 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15645 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.84 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.616 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15645 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.64 km NNW of Cobb, California · 15644 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.66 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15644 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15644 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.75 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15643 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15642 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.013 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 15641 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.4Northern California · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 3.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 183.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106361. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.