California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km E of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km E of Willits, California on Mon, Jan 5, 1976, 11:57 PM PST (07:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km SSW of Willits, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-06 07:57:23 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.401° N, 123.286° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
314°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18528 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18525 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18525 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18522 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 18521 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.91 km WNW of Lakeport, California · 18520 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18520 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18520 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.46 km W of North Lakeport, California · 18517 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18517 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.010 km W of Cobb, California · 18515 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18515 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18514 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18514 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.814 km NE of Nice, California · 18513 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.517 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 18513 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 18512 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18509 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18508 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.614 km SSE of Boonville, California · 18504 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.319 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 18503 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.422 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18503 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 18503 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.82 km S of Clearlake, California · 18502 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18502 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.88 km SE of Hopland, California · 18498 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 18498 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18497 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.55 km E of Cloverdale, California · 18496 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.316 km NE of Nice, California · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 18496 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18493 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.614 km SSW of Willits, California · 18489 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 18489 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 18489 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 18489 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18487 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18487 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 18485 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.38 km ESE of Laytonville, California · 18485 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 18482 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 18480 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.54 km E of Geyserville, California · 18480 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18479 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 18478 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18478 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 18474 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 18472 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 18472 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18471 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 3.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18471 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 18530 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18530 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18531 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 18531 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.420 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18531 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.5Northern California · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Hopland, California · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.61 km SE of Benbow, California · 18539 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.419 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18539 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18539 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.220 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 18541 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.318 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 18541 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.222 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 18541 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 18544 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 18544 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18546 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.07 km WSW of Hopland, California · 18546 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.88 km ESE of Talmage, California · 18549 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 18549 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 18550 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028247. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.