California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Cobb, California on Wed, Nov 23, 1983, 12:07 PM PST (20:07 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km SE of Calpella, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-23 20:07:54 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.803° N, 122.780° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.12 km SE of Calpella, California · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.817 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.04 km SW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Penngrove, California · 15634 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15634 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15634 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.45 km E of Willits, California · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.45 km ENE of Willits, California · 15633 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.78 km N of Princeton, California · 15633 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.714 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.6Northern California · 15630 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.918 km E of Potter Valley, California · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15629 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.85 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.56 km E of Penngrove, California · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15627 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.610 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15627 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 3.414 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.010 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.311 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 15625 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.88 km NE of Willits, California · 15625 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15625 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.010 km ENE of Woodland, California · 15624 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.010 km E of Woodland, California · 15624 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15623 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.213 km ESE of Angwin, California · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.58 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15622 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.42 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.13 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 171.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107380. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.