California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Upper Lake, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Upper Lake, California on Tue, May 14, 1985, 6:37 PM PDT (01:37 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km WSW of Kelseyville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-15 01:37:32 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.287° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15114 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.56 km NW of Cobb, California · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.820 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.14 km ENE of Hopland, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.612 km WSW of Williams, CA · 15111 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.710 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15110 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.88 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15110 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.514 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.71 km ESE of Angwin, California · 15109 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.35 km W of Cobb, California · 15109 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15109 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15109 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.35 km W of Meridian, California · 15108 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.66 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15108 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.52 km N of Healdsburg, California · 15108 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.84 km SW of Albion, California · 15108 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15108 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.72 km NW of Healdsburg, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.28 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15108 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.710 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15108 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.56 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15108 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.37 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15108 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.26 km S of Colusa, California · 15108 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15108 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.69 km NE of Hopland, California · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.0Northern California · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.46 km WSW of Meridian, California · 15107 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 3.09 km W of Meridian, California · 15107 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.210 km ESE of Williams, California · 15107 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.57 km E of Williams, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15107 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15106 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 15106 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15105 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15104 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.16 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.46 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15104 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15104 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.614 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15103 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.913 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15103 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.47 km SW of Colusa, California · 15103 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.38 km SSW of Colusa, California · 15103 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.316 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15103 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15102 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15102 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15114 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15114 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15114 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.94 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15114 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15115 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.619 km E of Potter Valley, California · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.13 km SW of Cobb, California · 15115 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.15 km ENE of Calpella, California · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15115 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15116 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15117 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15117 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15117 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15118 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15118 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 15118 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15118 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15118 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15120 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1128075. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.