California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Mar 1, 1985, 6:42 PM PST (02:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km NNE of Cloverdale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-02 02:42:21 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.819° N, 122.808° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15187 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.53 km ESE of Kenwood, California · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.02 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.1Northern California · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.46 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15184 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.7Northern California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.52 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.92 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.93 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.92 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.61 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.22 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.83 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.52 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.11 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.92 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.82 km SSE of Hopland, California · 15183 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.82 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.02 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.53 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.63 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.13 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.62 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.02 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.812 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.6Northern California · 15183 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.83 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15183 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15182 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 15182 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.84 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.66 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.15 km WSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 15182 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.28 km W of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.617 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.08 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15180 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 15180 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 15180 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15179 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.911 km NNE of Comptche, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.92 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15178 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15187 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.5Northern California · 15188 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.90 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15188 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.76 km NW of North Lakeport, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of North Lakeport, California · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15190 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.79 km ESE of Black Point-Green Point, California · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.04 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.24 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.110 km NW of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.03 km W of Forestville, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1126307. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.