California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sun, Apr 29, 1990, 12:21 AM PDT (07:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 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
1990-04-29 07:21:03 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.802° N, 122.801° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 13307 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.27 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13305 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 13305 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 13305 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.413 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 13305 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13304 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.6Northern California · 13303 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.73 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13303 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.7Northern California · 13303 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.46 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13301 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13301 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.04 km E of Lakeport, California · 13301 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSW of Fulton, California · 13301 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13301 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13301 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.721 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13300 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 13299 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13298 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 13297 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.82 km NE of Lower Lake, California · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13295 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.84 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.54 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13294 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13294 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13294 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13294 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.716 km W of Bolinas, California · 13292 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.49 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 3.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.54 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.84 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 13289 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.17 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13288 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13288 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13287 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13287 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.05 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13287 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13287 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13286 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13286 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.56 km S of Cobb, California · 13286 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 13285 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 13285 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13285 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 13285 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13308 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13308 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13309 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 13309 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13309 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.66 km SW of Kenwood, California · 13309 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.521 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13310 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.612 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13311 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13311 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13311 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.014 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13311 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 13311 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.38 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13312 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13312 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13313 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 13313 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.212 km WSW of Hopland, California · 13314 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13314 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13314 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc156913. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.