California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 8 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km W of Cobb, California on Thu, Mar 7, 1985, 5:54 AM PST (13:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-07 13:54:59 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.816° N, 122.817° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15163 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15163 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.7Northern California · 15163 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15162 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.86 km NW of Guinda, California · 15162 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.43 km NNE of Guinda, California · 15162 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.34 km E of Kenwood, California · 15162 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.61 km ENE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15162 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15161 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15161 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15161 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 15160 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15160 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15160 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15160 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.819 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15160 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.04 km W of Cobb, California · 15159 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15159 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 15159 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.912 km NW of Upper Lake, California · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.27 km NNE of Hopland, California · 15158 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15158 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.09 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15158 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 15158 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15157 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15157 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15157 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15157 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15157 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15154 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.817 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15153 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15153 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.6Northern California · 15153 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.25 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.919 km WSW of Williams, California · 15153 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15153 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.64 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15153 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.313 km SSW of Guinda, California · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.62 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.420 km WSW of Williams, California · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 3.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.818 km W of Williams, California · 15151 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.62 km SW of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15150 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.6Northern California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.56 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 15150 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15149 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 181.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43160 (also filed as usp0002cjg). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.