California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Cobb, California on Fri, Dec 7, 1984, 8:46 PM PST (04:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km W 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
1984-12-08 04:46:50 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.801° N, 122.786° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km SW of Rutherford, California · 15274 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.93 km SW of Green Valley, California · 15272 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15270 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.112 km S of Comptche, California · 15270 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.312 km S of Comptche, California · 15270 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15268 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15268 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.75 km NNE of Windsor, California · 15267 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15267 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15267 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 15266 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15266 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.93 km SW of Cobb, California · 15266 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 15264 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.1Northern California · 15264 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15264 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.67 km W of Calistoga, California · 15263 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.77 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 15263 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.99 km W of Hopland, California · 15263 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.014km E of Angwin, CA · 15263 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.67 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15262 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15262 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 3.08 km W of Cobb, California · 15262 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15262 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15262 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15262 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15262 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.616 km WSW of Cloverdale, California · 15261 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.05 km N of Sea Ranch, California · 15261 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.74 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15261 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15260 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15260 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.817 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15260 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 15260 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 15259 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15259 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.620 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15275 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 15277 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15277 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNE of Windsor, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.816 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15277 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15277 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.75 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15278 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.52 km W of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15280 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15280 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.812 km ENE of Rutherford, California · 15280 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15280 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc33683. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.