California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km NE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Willits, California on Sat, Oct 28, 1978, 8:43 PM PDT (03:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km ENE of Cleone, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-29 03:43:44 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.444° N, 123.300° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km ENE of Cleone, California · 17494 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.513 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 17494 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.73 km SE of Calpella, California · 17491 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17491 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.411 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17487 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.610 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17487 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.89 km E of Willits, California · 17486 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.326 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17486 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17486 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.34 km SW of Clearlake, California · 17484 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.14 km SW of Clearlake, California · 17484 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17483 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17483 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.824 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17481 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.119 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17481 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17481 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.827 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17481 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.425 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17481 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.725 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17481 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17479 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17474 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.82 km SE of Calpella, California · 17473 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.83 km SE of Calpella, California · 17473 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.610 km W of Cobb, California · 17472 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.03 km SSW of Benbow, California · 17471 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.19 km SE of Willits, California · 17471 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.37 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17471 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17471 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17470 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 17469 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17469 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17469 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.810 km SE of Willits, California · 17467 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 17467 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17466 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17465 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.83 km N of Redway, California · 17465 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.610 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17463 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.84 km ESE of Leggett, California · 17462 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.96 km ESE of Hopland, California · 17462 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.817 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17462 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17461 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.74 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.211 km SSW of Ruth, California · 17459 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17459 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17459 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17459 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17459 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17458 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17456 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.811 km ESE of Willits, California · 17455 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17455 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 3.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17454 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17454 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.810 km SE of Hopland, California · 17451 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17449 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17449 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.611 km ESE of Willits, California · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17497 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.08 km E of Willits, California · 17497 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.512 km N of Brooktrails, California · 17500 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17502 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17503 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.5Northern California · 17503 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17503 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.112 km S of Ruth, California · 17504 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.57 km SE of Boonville, California · 17504 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 17505 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 17505 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.06 km ENE of Willits, California · 17506 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.09 km ESE of Willits, California · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.57 km ESE of Geyserville, California · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 17507 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17508 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.7Northern California · 17510 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.29 km ESE of Willits, California · 17512 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.32 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17515 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.811 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 17516 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1043062. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.