California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km S of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km S of Cobb, California on Mon, May 6, 1985, 7:24 AM PDT (14:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-06 14:24:30 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.780° N, 122.722° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km W of Meridian, California · 15100 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.66 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.52 km N of Healdsburg, California · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.72 km NW of Healdsburg, California · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.28 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.710 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15100 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.56 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.37 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15100 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.26 km S of Colusa, California · 15099 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.0Northern California · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.46 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15099 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.09 km W of Meridian, California · 15099 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.210 km ESE of Williams, California · 15099 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.57 km E of Williams, California · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15099 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15099 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15098 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 15098 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15097 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15097 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15096 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15096 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15096 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.614 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15095 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.913 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15095 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.47 km SW of Colusa, California · 15095 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.38 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15095 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.316 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15095 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.012 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15094 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.713 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.53 km NNE of Santa Rosa, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15094 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15093 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.64 km W of Meridian, California · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.08 km N of Cloverdale, California · 15092 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.23 km SW of Cobb, California · 15092 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15092 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15092 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.612 km ENE of Upper Lake, California · 15091 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.71 km NNE of Talmage, California · 15091 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 15090 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15090 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.19 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.510 km ESE of Williams, California · 15090 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.6Northern California · 15089 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.16 km E of Williams, California · 15089 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.810 km NNE of Arbuckle, California · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 3.69 km ESE of Williams, California · 15089 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47451. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.