California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Sep 14, 1990, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 0 km SW of Crockett, 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
1990-09-14 21:49:37 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.816° N, 122.771° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13169 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.56 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13168 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.98 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.96 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13168 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.310 km WSW of Manchester, California · 13167 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.59 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.09 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13163 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 13163 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.57 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 13161 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 13160 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.63 km W of Cobb, California · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.810 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.93 km SSE of Calpella, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.37 km SW of Cobb, California · 13156 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.710 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 13154 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.84 km S of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.27 km S of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.76 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.75 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.55 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 13149 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.06 km S of Cobb, California · 13149 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13146 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.812 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13146 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.312 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13145 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13144 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.610 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.99 km SSE of Elmira, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.512 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.86 km S of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.64 km ENE of Saint Helena, California · 13170 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13171 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.810 km NE of Angwin, California · 13172 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.66 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13172 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.47 km S of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.617 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13174 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.513 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 13175 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 13176 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.910 km ESE of Willits, California · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.910 km SE of Willits, California · 13177 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 13177 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13177 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc164129. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.