California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Cobb, California on Wed, Dec 14, 1983, 10:09 PM PST (06:09 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-12-15 06:09:11 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.804° N, 122.782° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km ESE of Angwin, California · 15633 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.58 km SW of Calistoga, California · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.42 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.13 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15631 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15629 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.83 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15629 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.928 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.625 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15625 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.711 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15623 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15620 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.013 km WSW of Esparto, California · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.16 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.712 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.16 km ENE of Willits, California · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.610 km SE of Boonville, California · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15617 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.06 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.77 km W of North Lakeport, California · 15615 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15615 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15615 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.213 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15614 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15613 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15612 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.56 km SW of Glen Ellen, California · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15612 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.66 km SW of Cobb, CA · 15611 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.58 km WNW of Comptche, California · 15611 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.010 km E of Woodland, California · 15634 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.010 km ENE of Woodland, California · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.88 km NE of Willits, California · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.311 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.010 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.414 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.610 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15637 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.56 km E of Penngrove, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.85 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15638 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108458. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.