California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km WSW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Cobb, California on Sat, Jul 6, 1985, 6:33 PM PDT (01:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km WSW of Eldridge, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-07 01:33:00 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.809° N, 122.807° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
26

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. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15051 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15051 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.98 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15050 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15050 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15050 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15049 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.36 km WSW of Eldridge, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.728 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15048 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Eldridge, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.57 km SSE of Suisun, California · 15047 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15047 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 15047 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.16 km WSW of Eldridge, California · 15047 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.36 km ESE of Suisun, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.7Northern California · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15046 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15046 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 15046 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15046 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15046 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSE of Cobb, California · 15046 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.27 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15046 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15045 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15045 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.810 km S of Kelseyville, California · 15044 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.024 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15044 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.110 km S of Kelseyville, California · 15043 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15043 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15043 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15043 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15043 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15043 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15040 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15040 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.85 km W of Cobb, California · 15040 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 15040 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15040 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.713 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15039 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.87 km NW of Cobb, California · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.67 km SE of Willits, California · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.66 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 15038 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15037 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15035 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15035 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.76 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.78 km SW of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15033 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15033 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.910 km S of Comptche, California · 15033 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15032 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.027 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15032 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 181.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50664. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.