California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km NW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Cobb, California on Mon, Oct 22, 1990, 10:43 PM PDT (05:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-23 05:43:15 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.879° N, 122.825° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13129 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13129 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 13128 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.510 km N of Cloverdale, California · 13126 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.86 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 13126 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.67 km S of Cobb, California · 13126 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.76 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 13125 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13125 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.76 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 13125 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.66 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 13125 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 13124 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13124 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.03 km SE of Bodega Bay, California · 13123 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13121 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13121 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 13121 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13121 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.69 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 13120 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.84 km NE of Point Arena, California · 13120 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13119 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.912 km WSW of Willows, California · 13119 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13118 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.49 km W of Cobb, California · 13118 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 13118 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.92 km SW of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.07 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13116 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13116 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.77 km S of Cobb, California · 13116 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.65 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 13116 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.74 km SW of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.72 km NW of Green Valley, California · 13114 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.010 km W of Cobb, California · 13114 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.69 km W of Cobb, CA · 13113 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.1Northern California · 13113 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.910 km W of Cobb, California · 13113 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.610 km E of Cloverdale, California · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.78 km ENE of Willits, California · 13111 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.57 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13111 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.310 km W of Elk Creek, California · 13111 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 13111 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13111 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 13109 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 13109 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.615 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13109 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.66 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13130 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.822 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 13131 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.73 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.918 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.119 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.57 km W of Middletown, California · 13133 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 13133 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 13134 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.56 km S of Cobb, California · 13136 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.46 km ENE of Willows, California · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 13137 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.16 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13137 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13138 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1180918. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.