California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km WNW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Cobb, California on Tue, Feb 12, 1985, 1:31 AM PST (09:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-12 09:31:52 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.837° N, 122.792° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 15177 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15177 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15177 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.7Northern California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.52 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.92 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.93 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.92 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.61 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.22 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.52 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.11 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.92 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15176 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.82 km SSE of Hopland, California · 15176 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.82 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.02 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.53 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.63 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.13 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.62 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.02 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.812 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.6Northern California · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.83 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 15175 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.84 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.66 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.15 km WSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15174 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15174 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 15174 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.28 km W of Cobb, California · 15174 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.617 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 15174 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.08 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15174 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15173 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15173 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.96 km SW of Cobb, California · 15173 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15173 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 15173 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 15173 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.911 km NNE of Comptche, California · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.92 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15171 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.02 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.63 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15170 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.711 km SE of Hopland, California · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15170 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.86 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15169 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 187.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc40704. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.