California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 8:39 AM PST (16:39 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 4 km E of Hopland, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-15 16:39:43 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.824° N, 122.801° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km E of Hopland, California · 15211 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.63 km E of Hopland, California · 15211 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 15210 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15210 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSW of Hopland, California · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.61 km SW of Redwood Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15208 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.95 km NNW of Geyserville, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.66 km E of Willits, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15206 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.95 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15206 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15206 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.45 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.611 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15203 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, California · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15203 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.611 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 15203 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.69 km E of Willits, California · 15203 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.03 km SW of Cobb, California · 15202 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.62 km SW of Cobb, California · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 15202 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.613 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15202 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15201 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15201 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.512 km S of Kelseyville, California · 15200 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.74 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 15200 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15200 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15200 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.53 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15199 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15199 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15199 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15198 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.813 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15198 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15197 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.76 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.67 km N of Cloverdale, California · 15197 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15197 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15196 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.68 km WSW of Upper Lake, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.122 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.8Northern California · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 3.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc37485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.