California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km SE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Willits, California on Wed, Nov 26, 1980, 8:56 PM PST (04:56 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-11-27 04:56:24 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.356° N, 123.279° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 172.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057535. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.