California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Willits, California on Sat, Nov 22, 1975, 12:54 AM PST (08:54 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km W of North Lakeport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-11-22 08:54:57 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.443° N, 123.272° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 18570 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.73 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 18568 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18567 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.61 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18566 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18564 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18564 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.18 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 18560 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.84 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18560 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18557 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.84 km ENE of Benbow, California · 18557 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSW of Boonville, California · 18556 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 18553 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.64 km NW of Soda Bay, California · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 18550 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18550 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.9Northern California · 18550 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18549 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18548 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.88 km ESE of Talmage, California · 18547 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.07 km WSW of Hopland, California · 18545 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18544 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 18543 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18542 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.222 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18540 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.318 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18540 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.220 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18540 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18538 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.419 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18537 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.61 km SE of Benbow, California · 18537 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.611 km NNE of Hopland, California · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.5Northern California · 18533 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.420 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18530 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18529 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18529 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18529 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18528 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.36 km E of Willits, California · 18528 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18527 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18524 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18523 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18520 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.63 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18519 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.91 km WNW of Lakeport, California · 18519 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18519 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18519 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 3.46 km W of North Lakeport, California · 18516 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18515 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.010 km W of Cobb, California · 18514 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18513 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18513 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18513 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.14 km ENE of Willits, California · 18573 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.30 km S of Redway, California · 18574 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18575 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.55 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18576 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18577 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18577 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.89 km NW of Cobb, California · 18579 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.719 km SW of Stonyford, California · 18580 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18583 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.14 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 18584 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18586 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18586 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 18586 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18587 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18592 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.87 km N of Hopland, California · 18593 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18595 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.927 km NNE of Covelo, California · 18596 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.77 km SSE of Talmage, California · 18597 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.76 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 18600 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027613. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.