California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Willits, California on Tue, May 13, 1980, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-05-13 18:48:56 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.422° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SSE of Upper Lake, California · 16942 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.83 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16942 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.0Northern California · 16942 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.613 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16941 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.35 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16939 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.56 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16939 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16937 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.19 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16934 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.93 km E of Soda Bay, California · 16933 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16933 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.412 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16933 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Covelo, California · 16932 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.67 km E of Boonville, California · 16932 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.17 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16931 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16930 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.57 km W of Cobb, CA · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.17 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.36 km NE of Covelo, California · 16929 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.76 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16928 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.04 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16928 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.78 km E of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16925 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16924 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.16 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16924 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.712 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16924 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.010 km ESE of Boonville, California · 16924 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.77 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.87 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16924 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16923 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16923 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16923 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16922 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.67 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 16921 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.23 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16920 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.510 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16920 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.22 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.12 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16919 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.52 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.28 km NE of Covelo, California · 16918 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16916 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 3.112 km ESE of Laytonville, California · 16916 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16915 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16915 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.611 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16915 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16914 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.93 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16913 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16913 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.921 km NNE of Potter Valley, CA · 16913 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.720 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16913 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.919 km N of Upper Lake, California · 16912 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16912 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16912 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.011 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 16910 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.45 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 16909 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.87 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 16942 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.67 km S of Potter Valley, California · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.58 km ESE of Willits, California · 16944 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.725 km W of Paskenta, California · 16944 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16945 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16946 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.32 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16947 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16947 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.47 km E of Willits, California · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16949 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16950 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.211 km SW of Albion, California · 16950 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16951 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Hopland, California · 16951 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16951 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.325 km SE of Covelo, California · 16952 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.61 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16952 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.75 km E of Clearlake, California · 16953 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.89 km E of Willits, California · 16953 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052774. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.