California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Mar 6, 1984, 1:44 PM PST (21:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km N of Redwood Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-06 21:44:17 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.820° N, 122.803° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WSW of Inverness, California · 15524 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15524 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.76 km NNE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15523 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 15523 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15523 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.43 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.21 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15522 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15522 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.00 km WSW of Green Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.76 km WNW of American Canyon, California · 15522 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15522 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.24 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.74 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15521 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.810 km ESE of Hopland, California · 15520 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15520 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15520 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.62 km NE of Ukiah, California · 15519 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15519 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.57 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15518 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15517 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 3.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15517 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15517 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 15517 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.66 km NNE of Benicia, California · 15517 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.16 km NNE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15516 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 15516 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15516 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15516 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15516 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15516 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15516 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.720 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15515 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15515 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.0Northern California · 15515 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 15514 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15514 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15514 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15513 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15513 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.59 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15513 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15513 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.83 km WNW of Soda Bay, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.83 km WNW of Soda Bay, California · 15512 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.63 km NNW of Dunnigan, California · 15512 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.3Northern California · 15511 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.718 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15511 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.78 km SE of Willits, California · 15511 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 15509 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.18 km SE of Willits, California · 15509 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15509 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 167.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc9206. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.