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M1.8 earthquake 5 km WNW of Cobb, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Cobb, California on Sun, Nov 10, 1985, 5:37 AM PST (13:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-10 13:37:42 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.840° N, 122.777° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
12

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14910 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.612 km NE of Clearlake, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14909 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14908 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.11 km WSW of Roseland, California · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.321 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.620 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 14907 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 14907 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.9Northern California · 14906 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.7Northern California · 14906 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14906 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.912 km NE of Windsor, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.93 km NNE of Healdsburg, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.910 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.614 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14905 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.88 km N of Upper Lake, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.118 km NNW of Cazadero, California · 14905 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.75 km NNE of Guerneville, California · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.94 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.810 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 14903 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14903 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14903 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.614 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14900 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.9Northern California · 14900 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.73 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.73 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 177.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59702. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.