California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km W of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km W of Cobb, California on Sun, Oct 20, 1985, 7:51 AM PDT (14:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5 km NW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-20 14:51:38 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.828° N, 122.786° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km SW of Cobb, California · 14954 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.46 km W of Cobb, California · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14954 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14954 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14953 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.810 km ESE of Boonville, California · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.810 km ESE of Boonville, California · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14951 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.69 km SE of Hopland, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.65 km E of Rohnert Park, California · 14950 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.923 km WSW of Williams, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14950 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14949 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.910 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14949 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14948 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14948 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.527 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 14948 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14948 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14948 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.59 km W of Hopland, California · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14947 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 14947 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.65 km W of Arbuckle, California · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.718 km NNE of Nice, California · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.910 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 14946 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 14945 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14944 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14944 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.48 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14943 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14943 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14943 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.418 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.28 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14942 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14942 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14941 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 14941 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 14941 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.79 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 14941 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 14941 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14940 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.78 km NE of Hopland, California · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.81 km N of Calpella, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.714 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14936 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14936 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.57 km ENE of Penngrove, California · 14936 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.83 km SW of Cobb, California · 14936 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.84 km W of Upper Lake, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14954 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14955 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14955 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14956 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14956 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14957 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14957 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14958 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 14958 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.820 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14960 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57307. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.