California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NNE of Nice, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Nice, California on Fri, Mar 18, 1983, 9:35 PM PST (05:35 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km E of Talmage, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-19 05:35:17 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.185° N, 122.823° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 15900 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.319 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15900 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15900 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.82 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15900 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.424 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15899 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.55 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 15899 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15899 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15897 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15896 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.014 km W of Laytonville, California · 15896 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15896 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.93 km ENE of Covelo, California · 15896 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15896 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15896 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15895 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15895 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.0Northern California · 15895 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.79 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15894 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.75 km E of Calpella, California · 15894 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15894 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15892 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15892 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15892 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15892 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15892 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.42 km SSE of Comptche, California · 15891 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15891 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.13 km N of Healdsburg, California · 15891 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.819 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 15890 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15886 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.126 km W of Paskenta, California · 15885 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15885 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15885 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.92 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 15884 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.97 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15884 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15884 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15884 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15884 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15884 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.910 km N of Princeton, California · 15883 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 15883 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15882 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15882 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15882 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.31 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 15882 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15881 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.811 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15881 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15881 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 3.63 km E of Talmage, California · 15881 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.92 km ENE of Talmage, California · 15881 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15881 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.427 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15881 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15880 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.716 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15878 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 15878 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.34 km WNW of Nord, California · 15878 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15878 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15877 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15877 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.510 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15877 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15901 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.911 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15901 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15901 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15901 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.23 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15901 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15901 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15901 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15901 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15902 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15902 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15903 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.713 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15903 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.72 km SSE of Talmage, California · 15903 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15904 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.93 km E of Geyserville, California · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15905 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNE of Moskowite Corner, California · 15905 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.024 km SSE of Covelo, California · 15906 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.67 km SE of Willits, California · 15906 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15906 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1089361. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.