California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Tue, Jan 22, 1985, 5:14 PM PST (01:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NNE of Clearlake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-23 01:14:23 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.804° N, 122.804° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.512 km S of Kelseyville, California · 15200 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 15200 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15200 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.53 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15199 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15199 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15199 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15198 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.813 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15198 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15197 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.76 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.67 km N of Cloverdale, California · 15197 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15197 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15196 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.68 km WSW of Upper Lake, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.122 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.8Northern California · 15194 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.922 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.022 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15194 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15193 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15193 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15193 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15193 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.69 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.81 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.63 km ENE of Redwood Valley, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15190 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.05 km E of Hopland, California · 15189 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.113 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15189 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15189 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.53 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.9Northern California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 15188 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.03 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.04 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15186 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.5Northern California · 15185 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 190.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38459. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.