California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Willits, California on Thu, Feb 15, 1979, 4:12 AM PST (12:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-15 12:12:25 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.470° N, 123.262° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17385 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17384 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17382 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.99 km NE of Hopland, California · 17378 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17376 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.313 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17376 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17376 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17375 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.3Northern California · 17374 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.07 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 17373 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 17372 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.06 km ESE of Willits, California · 17369 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 17368 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.42 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.213 km WNW of Brooktrails, California · 17365 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.07 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17365 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.323 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17365 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17364 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17364 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.816 km NNE of Nice, California · 17363 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.617 km NNE of Nice, California · 17362 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.711 km E of Lower Lake, California · 17360 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17360 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.38 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 17360 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.916 km E of Potter Valley, California · 17357 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17357 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.110 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17356 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.13 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17355 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17354 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 17354 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.314 km SE of Alderpoint, California · 17353 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.99 km SSE of Hopland, California · 17352 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17352 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.96 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17351 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.06 km N of Cloverdale, California · 17351 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, California · 17349 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.65 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17349 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17349 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.98 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17348 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.88 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17348 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.319 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17348 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.86 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 17347 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17344 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.69 km E of Willits, California · 17344 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.65 km ENE of Lucerne, California · 17343 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.71 km W of Benbow, California · 17342 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.53 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17340 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.75 km NE of Nice, California · 17340 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.13 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.17 km SSE of Potter Valley, California · 17340 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.53 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17340 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17339 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.912 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17339 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.64 km SSE of Hopland, California · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.03 km ESE of Talmage, California · 17338 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17338 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17338 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.87 km ENE of Leggett, California · 17337 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 17386 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.923 km NE of Willits, California · 17389 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.610 km E of Willits, California · 17390 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17392 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17392 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.97 km ENE of Hopland, California · 17393 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.012 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 17393 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.023 km N of Covelo, California · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.78 km WNW of Princeton, California · 17395 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17398 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.52 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17401 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17401 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17402 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17403 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.68 km E of Willits, California · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.110 km SSW of Alderpoint, California · 17403 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.08 km E of Willits, California · 17403 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17403 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 17404 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.08 km E of Willits, California · 17405 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044672. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.