California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Willits, California on Tue, Feb 7, 1978, 8:44 AM PST (16:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km W of Ruth, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-07 16:44:31 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.394° N, 123.311° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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

  1. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17748 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 17746 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.319 km SW of Stonyford, California · 17745 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.48 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17744 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.416 km NE of Nice, California · 17741 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.46 km ESE of Willits, California · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.111 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17740 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.411 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17739 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.820 km WSW of Stonyford, CA · 17739 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.83 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 17738 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17737 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.13 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.03 km SW of Calpella, California · 17737 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.19 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17733 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.66 km SSE of Boonville, California · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17733 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.53 km ENE of Willits, California · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.49 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17728 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17727 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17725 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17723 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.719 km NE of Sea Ranch, California · 17723 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.716 km N of Cazadero, California · 17722 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.03 km W of Ruth, California · 17721 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.60 km ESE of Redway, California · 17720 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17719 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.72 km SW of Garberville, California · 17718 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.538 km NW of Paskenta, California · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 3.313 km ESE of Ruth, California · 17716 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.613 km ESE of Ruth, California · 17716 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.238 km ESE of Ruth, California · 17716 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.116 km ESE of Ruth, California · 17716 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.75 km N of Healdsburg, California · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.816 km ESE of Ruth, California · 17716 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.014 km ESE of Ruth, California · 17716 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.77 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.47 km WSW of Middletown, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.44 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17713 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 4.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.55 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.83 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17713 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.04 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.83 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 3.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.92 km SSE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.52 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.34 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.25 km SE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.23 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.55 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17713 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038870. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.