California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Mon, Dec 24, 1984, 10:17 AM PST (18:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km ENE of Geyserville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-24 18:17:35 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.827° N, 122.815° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km ENE of Geyserville, California · 15236 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.220 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 15234 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15234 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15234 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.53 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15233 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15233 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.916 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15232 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.5Northern California · 15232 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.6Northern California · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNW of Geyserville, California · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.613 km E of Angwin, California · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.24 km W of Cobb, California · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.54 km W of Cobb, California · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.52 km WNW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.64 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15228 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.19 km SW of Hopland, California · 15228 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.26 km WNW of Potter Valley, California · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.520 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.65 km W of Calpella, California · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15226 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.72 km W of Sea Ranch, California · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.63 km NW of Cobb, California · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15225 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.64 km ENE of Willits, California · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15224 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15224 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.9Northern California · 15223 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.81 km S of Hopland, California · 15221 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15221 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.714 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15221 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc35545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.