California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Willits, California on Wed, Jan 25, 1978, 3:54 AM PST (11:54 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km ENE of Willits, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-25 11:54:47 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.384° N, 123.293° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
281°, 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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17772 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17772 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17772 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.611 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 17772 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.95 km ENE of Willits, California · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17768 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.017 km NE of Lucerne, California · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17767 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Willits, California · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17764 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.89 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17762 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.418 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17761 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17761 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.27 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17760 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Hopland, California · 17760 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17760 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.411 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 17759 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.74 km ESE of Willits, California · 17759 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.54 km ESE of Willits, California · 17758 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17755 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.08 km ESE of Talmage, California · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.37 km NNE of Nice, California · 17754 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 17754 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17754 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17752 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17750 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.811 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.610 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17748 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 17746 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.319 km SW of Stonyford, California · 17745 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.48 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17744 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.416 km NE of Nice, California · 17741 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.46 km ESE of Willits, California · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.111 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17740 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.610 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.411 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17739 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.820 km WSW of Stonyford, CA · 17739 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.83 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.6Northern California · 17738 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17737 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.13 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.03 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.19 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17733 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.66 km SSE of Boonville, California · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17733 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.53 km ENE of Willits, California · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.49 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17727 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17725 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17723 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.719 km NE of Sea Ranch, California · 17723 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.716 km N of Cazadero, California · 17722 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.03 km W of Ruth, California · 17721 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.60 km ESE of Redway, California · 17720 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17774 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 17776 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.010 km ESE of Willits, California · 17776 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17777 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17779 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.99 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17779 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17780 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.34 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17780 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.44 km NW of Ukiah, California · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.23 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17782 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.54 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 17783 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038722. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.