California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Mon, Mar 19, 1990, 12:11 AM PST (08:11 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-03-19 08:11:31 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.803° N, 122.804° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Willits, California · 13348 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13347 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.73 km S of Cobb, California · 13347 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13346 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13346 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.59 km SW of Napa, California · 13345 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 13345 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.65 km N of Windsor, California · 13345 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 13344 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 13344 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 13344 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.93 km WSW of Forestville, California · 13344 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.717 km NE of Nice, California · 13343 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.117 km NE of Nice, California · 13343 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.614 km E of Angwin, California · 13343 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13342 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.56 km E of Calpella, California · 13342 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 13341 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.08 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13341 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 13341 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13340 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13340 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13340 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.018 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.69 km NNE of Nice, California · 13339 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 13339 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.0Northern California · 13339 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 13338 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13338 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.018 km ENE of Angwin, California · 13337 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13337 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 13336 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13336 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.23 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13336 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 13335 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.618 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13334 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.75 km W of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.75 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13333 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.18 km ESE of Willits, California · 13332 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 13332 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.69 km NW of Cobb, California · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13331 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.15 km SE of Hopland, California · 13331 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 13330 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13329 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 13329 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.93 km S of Cobb, California · 13328 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.710 km NE of Clearlake, California · 13328 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13349 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13349 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.616 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13350 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.98 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13350 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13350 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.61 km S of Clearlake, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13350 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13351 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.319 km SW of Williams, California · 13351 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 13351 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 13351 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.58 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 13351 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13351 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13352 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 13352 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13352 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.97 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13352 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13352 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13352 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13352 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154552. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.