California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Cobb, California on Tue, Sep 3, 1985, 9:19 PM PDT (04:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-04 04:19:33 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.791° N, 122.807° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.913 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15000 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.913 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.713 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.710 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.13 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.313 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.413 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.114 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.36 km SW of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.713 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.68 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.77 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.64 km N of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14997 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.012 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14996 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14996 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14995 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.59 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 14994 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.99 km NW of Cobb, California · 14994 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.63 km SW of Cobb, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.010 km NW of Cobb, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14994 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.920 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14994 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14993 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14992 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14992 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.13 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14992 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.93 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 14992 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.16 km NE of Windsor, California · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.2Northern California · 14992 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14991 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.512 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14991 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14991 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14991 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.44 km E of Williams, California · 14991 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14991 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.812 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14991 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14990 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.612 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15001 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15001 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.614 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15002 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15002 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.33 km SW of Cobb, California · 15002 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.922 km WSW of Williams, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.89 km ESE of Willits, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.620 km WSW of Williams, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.420 km WSW of Williams, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15004 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15004 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15005 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 15005 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.021 km WSW of Williams, California · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.220 km WSW of Williams, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.520 km WSW of Williams, California · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1131004. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.