California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km ENE of Bodega, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Bodega, California on Mon, Oct 29, 1984, 2:01 PM PST (22:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-10-29 22:01:51 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.349° N, 122.952° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
4

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 191.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1121624. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.