California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km NE of Willits, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Willits, California on Fri, Jun 22, 1979, 2:21 PM PDT (21:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km WNW of Benbow, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-06-22 21:21:26 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.453° N, 123.295° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ENE of Redway, California · 17262 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17262 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.67 km NW of Cloverdale, California · 17261 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.97 km ENE of Benbow, California · 17261 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.17 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 17260 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.03 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17258 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.223 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17258 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 17257 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.24 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17257 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17256 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.86 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17256 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.16 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17256 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.88 km ENE of Garberville, California · 17256 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.56 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17256 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 17256 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17256 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.52 km SE of Benbow, California · 17255 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17255 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17255 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17254 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.810 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17252 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 17251 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.816 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17251 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.817 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17251 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.88 km W of Upper Lake, California · 17251 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.715 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17251 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.50 km SSW of Benbow, California · 17251 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.40 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17251 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.52 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17251 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.64 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17251 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 3.00 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17251 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.53 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17251 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.63 km SE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.10 km W of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.62 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.63 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.17 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17249 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.86 km NNW of Redway, California · 17248 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.73 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17247 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.58 km ESE of Willits, California · 17247 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17246 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17246 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 3.15 km N of Redway, California · 17243 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.35 km E of Comptche, California · 17243 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.55 km NNW of Redway, California · 17242 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.82 km E of Comptche, California · 17242 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17242 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 17242 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.818 km NNE of Nice, California · 17241 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.911 km N of Upper Lake, California · 17241 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17241 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.05 km SE of Calpella, California · 17239 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.95 km SE of Calpella, California · 17238 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.817 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 17238 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.65 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17238 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17237 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.914 km E of Potter Valley, California · 17236 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17236 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17268 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17269 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 17269 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.43 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 17271 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 17272 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17272 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17272 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 17273 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.95 km NW of Potter Valley, California · 17274 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.98 km SE of Benbow, California · 17274 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.59 km NE of Leggett, California · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.713 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 17274 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.68 km SW of Cloverdale, California · 17277 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.75 km E of Garberville, California · 17278 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.60 km WSW of Benbow, California · 17279 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17279 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.7Northern California · 17279 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17284 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17286 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046290. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.