California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Willits, California on Wed, Jul 11, 1979, 8:36 AM PDT (15:36 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-07-11 15:36:46 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.384° N, 123.269° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17246 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17245 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.15 km N of Redway, California · 17242 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.35 km E of Comptche, California · 17242 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNW of Redway, California · 17242 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.82 km E of Comptche, California · 17242 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17241 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 17241 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNE of Nice, California · 17241 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.911 km N of Upper Lake, California · 17240 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 17240 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.05 km SE of Calpella, California · 17238 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.95 km SE of Calpella, California · 17238 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.817 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 17238 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.65 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17237 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17236 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.914 km E of Potter Valley, California · 17235 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17235 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 17233 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.56 km ENE of Hopland, California · 17231 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.115 km WSW of Leggett, California · 17231 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.72 km N of Comptche, California · 17231 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17230 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.92 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17230 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17230 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.64 km E of Philo, California · 17229 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17227 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17227 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17225 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.78 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17223 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17222 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.97 km E of Covelo, California · 17219 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.12 km NNE of Talmage, California · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.92 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.05 km SSW of Boonville, California · 17217 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.83 km NNE of Hopland, California · 17217 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17214 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17214 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17212 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17212 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.53 km ENE of Redway, California · 17212 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.44 km SE of Calpella, California · 17212 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.74 km NE of Ukiah, California · 17212 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.74 km SE of Calpella, California · 17211 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 17210 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.53 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17205 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17205 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17204 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17201 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17198 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17198 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.511 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17197 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17197 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.93 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17195 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.39 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17194 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 3.44 km SE of Calpella, California · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.54 km SE of Calpella, California · 17194 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.73 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17247 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.17 km ESE of Boonville, California · 17248 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.63 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.62 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.10 km W of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.53 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.00 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSE of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.52 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.40 km WNW of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.50 km SSW of Benbow, California · 17250 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.715 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.88 km W of Upper Lake, California · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.817 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.816 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 17251 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17252 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17254 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046549. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.