California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Wed, Feb 14, 1990, 11:18 PM PST (07:18 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km WNW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-02-15 07:18:57 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.822° N, 122.794° 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, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km N of Geyserville, California · 13381 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.17 km N of Geyserville, California · 13381 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.51 km W of Forestville, California · 13381 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.321 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 13380 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.69 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13380 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 13379 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.53 km SW of Cobb, California · 13379 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.77 km SW of Kenwood, California · 13379 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13379 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13379 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.63 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13378 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.83 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13378 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.51 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13378 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Hopland, California · 13378 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13378 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 13377 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.87 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13377 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 13377 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.513 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 13375 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 13375 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13375 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13375 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 13374 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 13374 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13374 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13374 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 13374 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.77 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 13373 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.2Northern California · 13372 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13372 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13371 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 13371 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13371 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.36 km SW of Cobb, California · 13371 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13370 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 13370 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.811 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 13370 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13370 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.07 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 13370 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13370 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 13370 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13369 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 13369 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.26 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 13369 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.64 km ENE of Willits, California · 13369 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.99 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13369 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13369 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.54 km W of Cobb, California · 13367 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13367 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 13367 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13367 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.04 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13366 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.67 km S of Cobb, California · 13366 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13366 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.03 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13365 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 13382 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.14 km W of Cobb, California · 13383 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.71 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13383 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13383 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13383 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13383 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.73 km NE of Hopland, California · 13384 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13384 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13384 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.112 km WSW of Hopland, California · 13384 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 13384 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13385 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.512 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13385 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.513 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13385 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 13386 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Cobb, California · 13387 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13387 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13387 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13387 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.612 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13388 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1172268. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.