California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Sep 30, 1990, 11:06 PM PDT (06:06 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-01 06:06:35 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.814° N, 122.829° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.55 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13150 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 13149 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.06 km S of Cobb, California · 13148 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13146 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.812 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13146 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.312 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13144 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13144 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.610 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.512 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13143 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.44 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.59 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.84 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 13142 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.76 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13142 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.410 km W of Cobb, California · 13142 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 13142 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.23 km W of Cobb, California · 13141 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.93 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 13141 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13141 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.31 km W of Crockett, California · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.1Northern California · 13139 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.86 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13139 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.9Northern California · 13138 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.25 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13138 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.16 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13137 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 13137 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.56 km S of Cobb, California · 13136 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 13133 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.57 km W of Middletown, California · 13133 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.119 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.918 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.84 km E of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.73 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.822 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 13131 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.66 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13130 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.76 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.27 km S of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.84 km S of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.710 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 13154 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.37 km SW of Cobb, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Calpella, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13156 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.810 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.63 km W of Cobb, California · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 13160 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.57 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 13161 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1180457. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.