California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Cobb, California on Thu, Nov 29, 1984, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-11-29 10:42:27 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.814° N, 122.827° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 15280 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15280 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.722 km W of Elk Creek, California · 15279 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Willits, California · 15279 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.812 km ENE of Rutherford, California · 15278 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15278 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15278 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.52 km W of Cobb, California · 15278 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15277 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 15276 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15275 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNE of Windsor, California · 15275 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.620 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15273 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.34 km SW of Rutherford, California · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.93 km SW of Green Valley, California · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15268 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.68 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15268 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.112 km S of Comptche, California · 15268 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.312 km S of Comptche, California · 15268 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15268 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15267 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15267 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.615 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15266 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.75 km NNE of Windsor, California · 15266 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 15265 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15264 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.93 km SW of Cobb, California · 15264 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15264 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 15263 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15281 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.85 km N of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15283 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.63 km SW of Forestville, California · 15283 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15283 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.6Northern California · 15283 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.62 km ENE of Willits, California · 15284 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15284 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15285 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15285 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15285 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.49 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15285 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.63 km SW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc35339. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.