California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Cobb, California on Thu, Jan 3, 1991, 12:17 PM PST (20:17 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 24 km NE of Potter Valley, 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
1991-01-03 20:17:00 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.793° N, 122.793° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13058 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 13058 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 13058 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.930 km SE of Covelo, California · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13057 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13057 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13057 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.53 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13057 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 13056 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.821 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.91 km W of American Canyon, California · 13055 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13054 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13054 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.712 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13054 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.713 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13054 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13053 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.67 km E of Calpella, California · 13052 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 13052 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.6Northern California · 13052 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13051 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13051 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.90 km SE of Hopland, California · 13051 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 13050 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.56 km S of Cobb, California · 13050 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13050 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13049 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13049 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 13049 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.67 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13049 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.07 km S of Cobb, California · 13049 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13048 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13048 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13047 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.57 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13047 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.719 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13047 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13046 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.68 km N of Cloverdale, California · 13045 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.96 km SW of Calistoga, California · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.23 km W of Cobb, California · 13045 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.73 km W of Cobb, California · 13045 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 13045 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.010 km W of Cobb, California · 13045 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.57 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13045 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.18 km S of Boonville, California · 13045 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.75 km ENE of Grimes, California · 13044 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.812 km NNE of Angwin, California · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.72 km E of Hopland, California · 13043 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.65 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13043 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13041 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.22 km SW of Cobb, California · 13040 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13040 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13040 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.83 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13040 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13039 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.45 km W of Cobb, California · 13038 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.03 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13038 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.36 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 13038 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 3.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13058 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13059 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13061 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.710 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13062 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.48 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13064 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.63 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13064 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13064 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13065 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 13065 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.72 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 13065 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.717 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13065 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 13065 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.61 km E of Hopland, California · 13067 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.718 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.23 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.63 km W of Cobb, California · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.57 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.6Northern California · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.9Northern California · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.6Northern California · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc205249. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.