California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Jan 12, 1990, 10:24 PM PST (06:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km SW 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
1990-01-13 06:24:02 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.819° N, 122.835° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km SSW of Fulton, California · 13414 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 13414 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13414 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.37 km E of Willits, California · 13414 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.77 km E of Willits, California · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13414 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.59 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13413 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.611 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 13413 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.713 km W of Cobb, California · 13413 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.92 km SSE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13412 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 13412 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 13412 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.77 km E of Willits, California · 13412 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.77 km E of Willits, California · 13411 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.83 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13411 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13410 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.99 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 13410 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.22 km SSE of Fulton, California · 13410 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.55 km N of Upper Lake, California · 13410 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.75 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 13410 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.625 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 13409 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 13409 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 13409 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 13409 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13408 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 13407 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13407 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13407 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13407 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13406 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.211 km NNE of Angwin, California · 13406 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.07 km N of Hopland, California · 13406 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.69 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 13405 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.66 km S of Green Valley, California · 13405 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.5Northern California · 13404 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13403 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 13402 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.813 km W of Cobb, CA · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.15 km S of Cobb, California · 13402 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.56 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 13402 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13402 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13402 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13401 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 13400 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.84 km SW of Cobb, California · 13400 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13400 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.611 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.75 km W of Cobb, California · 13399 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 13399 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.74 km S of Cobb, California · 13399 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13398 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.021 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13398 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.77 km S of Cobb, California · 13398 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.912 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13397 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13397 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 13397 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13415 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13415 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13415 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13415 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13416 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.07 km E of Willits, California · 13416 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.47 km E of Willits, California · 13417 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 13417 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13417 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 13418 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.44 km SW of Cobb, California · 13418 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.71 km WNW of Geyserville, California · 13418 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13419 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.83 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 13419 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.63 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 13419 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13420 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 13420 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13420 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13420 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13420 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc150557. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.