California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km WNW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Cobb, California on Wed, Sep 19, 1990, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-09-19 18:32:43 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.838° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.09 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 13164 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 13162 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.57 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 13162 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 13161 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.63 km W of Cobb, California · 13161 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.810 km W of Cobb, California · 13159 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13159 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 13158 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.93 km SSE of Calpella, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.37 km SW of Cobb, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13156 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13155 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.710 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 13155 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.84 km S of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13154 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.27 km S of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.76 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.75 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13153 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.55 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 13150 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.06 km S of Cobb, California · 13149 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.812 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13146 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.312 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13145 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13145 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.610 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.512 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13144 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.44 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.59 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.84 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 13143 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 3.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 13165 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.310 km WSW of Manchester, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.96 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13168 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.98 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.56 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13169 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13169 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13169 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.86 km S of Cobb, California · 13170 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.64 km ENE of Saint Helena, California · 13171 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 13171 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13171 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13172 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.810 km NE of Angwin, California · 13173 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.47 km S of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13174 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc164304. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.