California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Willits, California on Tue, Jan 29, 1980, 12:44 AM PST (08:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-29 08:44:40 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.446° N, 123.283° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17038 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17037 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.93 km ESE of Calpella, California · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.818 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.88 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 17037 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17037 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.72 km WNW of Lower Lake, California · 17037 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17035 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.324 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 17035 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17035 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.012 km N of Covelo, California · 17034 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17034 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17033 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17032 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.418 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 17031 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.815 km N of Laytonville, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17030 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.67 km W of Cobb, California · 17029 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.24 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.011 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17029 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17028 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.53 km ENE of Lakeport, California · 17028 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 17028 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17026 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.65 km NE of Willits, California · 17025 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.316 km SSE of Ruth, California · 17025 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.915 km SE of Ruth, California · 17025 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17025 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17025 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.015 km N of Brooktrails, California · 17025 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.215 km N of Brooktrails, California · 17025 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17024 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17024 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17024 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.718 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17024 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.55 km ESE of Clearlake, California · 17023 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 17023 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17022 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17022 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17022 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17022 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 17021 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 17020 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.719 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.210 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 17019 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17019 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.75 km S of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17019 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.712 km ESE of Hopland, California · 17017 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17016 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.66 km E of Calpella, California · 17016 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.6near the coast of Northern California · 17015 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.57 km ENE of Benbow, California · 17015 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.57 km ENE of Benbow, California · 17015 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 17014 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.220 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17012 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17039 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17040 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17040 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.74 km W of Lakeport, California · 17040 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 17041 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 17042 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 17042 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 17042 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.5Northern California · 17042 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17042 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.74 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17042 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17043 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.75 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17044 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.05 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 17044 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 17044 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 17044 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 17045 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17047 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17047 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1050621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.