California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Cobb, California on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 5:33 AM PDT (12:33 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-26 12:33:12 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.788° N, 122.775° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14924 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.15 km NW of Cobb, California · 14924 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.65 km W of Robbins, California · 14924 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.63 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14924 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14923 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.03 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14923 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.89 km E of Hopland, California · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14923 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14922 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.914 km E of Angwin, California · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.76 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 14922 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14920 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14920 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14919 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.98 km W of Lodoga, California · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.51 km E of Knights Landing, California · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14918 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14917 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.5Northern California · 14917 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14917 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14916 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14915 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.13 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 14915 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.212 km E of Geyserville, California · 14914 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14914 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14914 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.59 km SSE of Willits, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14914 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14913 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14913 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14913 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14912 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14911 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.026 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14911 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.712 km WSW of Willits, California · 14910 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.96 km E of Calpella, California · 14910 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.03 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.612 km NE of Clearlake, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14908 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.11 km WSW of Roseland, California · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57686. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.