California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Cobb, California on Wed, Sep 5, 1990, 10:27 AM PDT (17:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km WSW 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
1990-09-05 17:27:01 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.825° N, 122.837° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km ESE of Willits, California · 13178 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13177 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 13177 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.910 km SE of Willits, California · 13177 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Willits, California · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 13176 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.513 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 13175 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.617 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13174 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.47 km S of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13172 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Angwin, California · 13172 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13171 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.64 km ENE of Saint Helena, California · 13170 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.86 km S of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13169 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13169 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.56 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13168 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.98 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.96 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13168 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.310 km WSW of Manchester, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.59 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.09 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 13163 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.57 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 13161 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 13161 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.63 km W of Cobb, California · 13161 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.810 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.93 km SSE of Calpella, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.37 km SW of Cobb, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.710 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 13155 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.84 km S of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.27 km S of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 13179 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13179 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13179 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.19 km ESE of Willits, California · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13181 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13181 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13181 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13181 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13181 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13182 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.97 km S of Cobb, California · 13182 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.117 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13182 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.710 km SE of Boonville, California · 13184 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.95 km ENE of Kenwood, California · 13184 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.915 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13184 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13185 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.37 km N of Hopland, California · 13186 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.27 km N of Hopland, California · 13186 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 13186 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1179969. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.