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M1.8 earthquake 7 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Willits, California on Fri, Mar 14, 1980, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-03-15 04:37:04 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.389° N, 123.272° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17000 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.918 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 17000 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.718 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16999 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.76 km NE of Willits, California · 16996 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16996 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.225 km S of Shelter Cove, California · 16994 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.127 km S of Shelter Cove, California · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16993 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Ukiah, California · 16993 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16992 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16992 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16992 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 16992 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16991 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16991 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16991 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16990 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16988 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16988 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16987 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.523 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16985 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.815 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16985 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16985 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16984 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.54 km N of Ukiah, California · 16984 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.63 km SE of Calpella, California · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.59 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16983 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16982 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.75 km S of Benbow, California · 16982 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.615 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16981 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.89 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16981 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.93 km E of Calpella, California · 16981 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.56 km NNW of Cobb, CA · 16980 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16980 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.016 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16978 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16977 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.88 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.9Northern California · 16976 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16976 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16975 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16975 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16975 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16975 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.65 km SE of Calpella, California · 16974 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.75 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16974 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.912 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16973 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.115 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16973 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16972 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.311 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16971 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.25 km SSW of Hopland, California · 16971 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.97 km E of Cloverdale, California · 16970 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.610 km ENE of Willits, California · 16970 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.59 km E of Willits, California · 16970 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.57 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16969 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16969 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16968 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.011 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 16968 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16967 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16967 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 17002 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17002 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17002 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17002 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.8Northern California · 17003 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17003 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.916 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 17003 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17004 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17004 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.410 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 17004 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 17005 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.418 km NE of Leggett, California · 17005 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.824 km SE of Alderpoint, California · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.09 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 17008 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17008 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17008 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051541. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.