California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SSE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Willits, California on Sat, Jun 28, 1980, 4:51 AM PDT (11:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km ENE of Potter Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-06-28 11:51:15 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.326° N, 123.303° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km NE of Covelo, California · 16898 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16894 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.08 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16893 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16893 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.118 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16893 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.019 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16893 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.020 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16893 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.719 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16893 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.719 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16892 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.620 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16892 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.34 km ESE of Comptche, California · 16892 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16892 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.1Northern California · 16892 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.920 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16891 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.220 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16890 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16889 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16888 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16888 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16888 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16887 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.724 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16887 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16885 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16885 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.08 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.619 km N of Upper Lake, California · 16883 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 16881 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 16881 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16879 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.914 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16879 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16878 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.716 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16878 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.53 km SSW of Clearlake, California · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.83 km SSW of Clearlake, California · 16878 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.67 km E of Hopland, California · 16876 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.220 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16876 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 16875 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.116 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16875 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.016 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16875 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.717 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16874 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16874 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16873 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16873 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16873 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16873 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.55 km E of Hopland, California · 16872 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.34 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16870 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.04 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16870 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 16869 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16868 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.18 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16867 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.119 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16866 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.71 km NE of Hopland, California · 16865 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.99 km SE of Talmage, California · 16865 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.724 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16865 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.09 km SE of Talmage, California · 16865 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.89 km SE of Talmage, California · 16865 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.01 km ENE of Nice, California · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.723 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16863 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16899 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.76 km NW of Geyserville, California · 16900 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.811 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16901 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16902 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.55 km E of Calpella, California · 16903 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.510 km ENE of Cleone, California · 16904 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.68 km WNW of Cazadero, California · 16906 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16907 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 16907 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16907 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.38 km S of Laytonville, California · 16908 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16909 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16910 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16910 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16910 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.99 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16911 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.211 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 16911 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.45 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 16911 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.011 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1054060. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.