California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Willits, California on Fri, Apr 25, 1980, 3:13 AM PST (11:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km ESE of Laytonville, 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
1980-04-25 11:13:59 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.373° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16960 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16959 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16959 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16959 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16958 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.913 km WSW of Brooktrails, California · 16958 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.7Northern California · 16957 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16957 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16956 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.75 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 16956 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.96 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16956 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.57 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16956 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16955 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.47 km SE of Point Arena, California · 16955 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.97 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16955 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.920 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16954 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.04 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16954 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.09 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16954 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.17 km E of Willits, California · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16954 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.48 km E of Willits, California · 16954 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.88 km E of Willits, California · 16954 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.89 km E of Willits, California · 16953 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.75 km E of Clearlake, California · 16952 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.61 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16952 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.325 km SE of Covelo, California · 16952 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16951 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.66 km NNE of Hopland, California · 16951 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16951 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.211 km SW of Albion, California · 16950 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16949 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.47 km E of Willits, California · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16947 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16947 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.32 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16945 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16945 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.725 km W of Paskenta, California · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.58 km ESE of Willits, California · 16944 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.67 km S of Potter Valley, California · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.87 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 16942 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.26 km ENE of Willits, California · 16942 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.51 km SSE of Upper Lake, California · 16942 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.83 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16942 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.0Northern California · 16941 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16941 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.35 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16939 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.510 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.56 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16939 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16936 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.19 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16934 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.93 km E of Soda Bay, California · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.56 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.412 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of Covelo, California · 16932 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.67 km E of Boonville, California · 16932 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.17 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16960 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.711 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16961 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.115 km SSW of Paskenta, California · 16962 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16962 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16962 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.525 km SE of Covelo, California · 16962 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.825 km SE of Covelo, California · 16962 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.25 km SW of Lodoga, California · 16963 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.726 km SE of Covelo, California · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.815 km NE of Covelo, California · 16964 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.225 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16965 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.85 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 16966 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16966 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 16966 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.25 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 16966 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.45 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 16967 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.85 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 16967 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.010 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16968 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.613 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16968 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052403. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.