California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Cobb, California on Sat, Sep 14, 1985, 6:28 PM PDT (01:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-15 01:28:38 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.824° N, 122.800° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 14976 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14975 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14975 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.63 km SW of Cobb, California · 14975 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14974 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14974 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of Windsor, California · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.36 km NNE of Windsor, California · 14974 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.510 km N of Cloverdale, California · 14974 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14973 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14973 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14973 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14973 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.19 km ENE of Hopland, California · 14973 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.05 km S of Moskowite Corner, California · 14972 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14972 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.97 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14972 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.52 km E of Moskowite Corner, California · 14972 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.63 km NE of Santa Rosa, California · 14971 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 14970 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.51 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14970 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.64 km ESE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14969 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.74 km S of Cobb, California · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14968 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.019 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14965 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.64 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 14965 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.812 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 14965 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14963 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.64 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14963 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.711 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14962 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.86 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.24 km W of Cobb, California · 14961 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.28 km SE of Hopland, California · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.58 km SE of Hopland, California · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.613 km SSE of Boonville, California · 14960 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.48 km SE of Hopland, California · 14960 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.78 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 14960 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.98 km SE of Hopland, California · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.8Northern California · 14959 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 14959 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14957 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.112 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 14957 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.97 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.67 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 14956 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 175.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc55143. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.