M2.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Talmage, California
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Talmage, California on Sat, Feb 11, 1978, 5:18 PM PST (01:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km ESE of Willits, California. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-12 01:18:31 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.099° N, 123.076° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.46 km ESE of Willits, California · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.111 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17740 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.411 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17739 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.820 km WSW of Stonyford, CA · 17739 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.83 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.6Northern California · 17737 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17737 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.13 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.03 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.19 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17733 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.66 km SSE of Boonville, California · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17732 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.53 km ENE of Willits, California · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.82 km E of Forestville, California · 17730 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.49 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17727 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17725 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17723 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.719 km NE of Sea Ranch, California · 17722 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.03 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 17722 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.716 km N of Cazadero, California · 17722 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17719 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.75 km N of Healdsburg, California · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.47 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.44 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17713 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.55 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.83 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17712 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.04 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.52 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.34 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.25 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.55 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17712 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.32 km ENE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.64 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.24 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.13 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.05 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.8near the coast of Northern California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.75 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.94 km SE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.43 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038919. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.