California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Cobb, California on Sun, Feb 3, 1985, 3:08 AM PST (11:08 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-03 11:08:11 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.784° N, 122.755° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Northern California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.5Northern California · 15186 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.76 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Forestville, California · 15184 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15184 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15184 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.110 km NW of Cobb, California · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.24 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15183 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15183 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.86 km NW of North Lakeport, California · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15182 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.76 km NW of North Lakeport, California · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15180 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.90 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15180 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.5Northern California · 15180 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15180 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15180 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.53 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 15179 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15179 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.02 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15179 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 3.1Northern California · 15177 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.46 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15177 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15177 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15177 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.7Northern California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.52 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.92 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.93 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.92 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.61 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.22 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.83 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.52 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.11 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.92 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.82 km SSE of Hopland, California · 15176 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.82 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1125598. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.