California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Wed, May 9, 1984, 11:27 AM PDT (18:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-05-09 18:27:41 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.817° N, 122.808° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15488 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 15487 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.88 km SE of Willits, California · 15487 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.25 km ESE of Manchester, California · 15485 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15485 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.73 km N of Clearlake, California · 15485 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.620 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15485 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.814 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15484 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.75 km WSW of Rutherford, California · 15483 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15483 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.816 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15482 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.34 km SW of Cobb, California · 15482 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15481 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15481 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15480 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15480 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.93 km SE of Calpella, California · 15480 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.67 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15480 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15480 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.8Northern California · 15479 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15479 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15479 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.525 km SE of Covelo, California · 15478 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.6Northern California · 15477 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.87 km S of Calistoga, California · 15477 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15477 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15477 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15477 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.75 km ESE of Healdsburg, California · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15476 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.712 km S of Comptche, California · 15476 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.112 km S of Comptche, California · 15476 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.55 km N of Windsor, California · 15475 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15475 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15475 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15474 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15474 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.8Northern California · 15474 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15474 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15474 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15474 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.610 km N of Comptche, California · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.66 km NE of Lower Lake, California · 15473 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.67 km SSW of Willits, California · 15472 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.621 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.88 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15472 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.616 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.92 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.60 km NE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15490 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.75 km WSW of Vacaville, California · 15491 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15491 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Potter Valley, California · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.52 km E of Calpella, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15492 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15492 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15493 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15493 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.213 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15494 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15494 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Potter Valley, California · 15494 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15494 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15495 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15495 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.76 km ESE of Lucerne, California · 15495 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc18161. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.