California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cobb, California on Fri, Mar 22, 1985, 5:13 AM PST (13:13 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-22 13:13:37 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.825° N, 122.779° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ESE of Hopland, California · 15149 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.220 km WSW of Williams, California · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.520 km WSW of Williams, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 15148 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.417 km WSW of Williams, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15147 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15147 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15146 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.219 km WSW of Williams, California · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.120 km WSW of Williams, California · 15146 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15145 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.94 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15145 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15145 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.27 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 15145 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15144 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNW of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15144 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.94 km W of Cobb, CA · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.09 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15144 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15144 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.72 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15144 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15144 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15144 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15143 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.114 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15143 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.820 km WSW of Williams, California · 15143 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.55 km N of Windsor, California · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15142 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 15142 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15142 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15142 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 3.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15141 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15138 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 15137 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15137 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.61 km S of Cotati, California · 15137 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15137 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.23 km SW of Cobb, California · 15136 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.0Northern California · 15136 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15136 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.58 km WNW of Guinda, California · 15135 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.47 km WNW of Guinda, California · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15135 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.918 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 180.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44522 (also filed as usp0002d41). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.