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

Nearest places

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

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

  1. 2.26 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16744 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.04 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16743 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.618 km WSW of Stonyford, California · 16743 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.723 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16743 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 16743 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.03 km W of Maxwell, California · 16742 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16742 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.824 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16742 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.34 km WSW of Healdsburg, California · 16742 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Healdsburg, California · 16742 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.53 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.65 km S of Cobb, California · 16741 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.53 km NW of Maxwell, California · 16740 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16740 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.610 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16740 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16739 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16739 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16738 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16738 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.711 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16737 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.613 km NW of Philo, California · 16736 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16735 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16735 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.18 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16735 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16733 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.419 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16732 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.011 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16731 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16731 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.810 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16731 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16731 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16730 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.75 km S of Maxwell, California · 16729 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.33 km W of Maxwell, California · 16729 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.44 km SW of Maxwell, California · 16728 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.23 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.12 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.21 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.51 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.41 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.92 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.42 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.22 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.32 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 3.93 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.53 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.81 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.14 km WSW of Clearlake, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.62 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.63 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.73 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.61 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.72 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.53 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.74 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.03 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.72 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 3.22 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16728 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.56 km W of Lower Lake, California · 16744 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.34 km SW of Maxwell, California · 16745 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16746 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.613 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16746 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.64 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16746 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.52 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16746 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.84 km NNE of Redway, California · 16747 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16747 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.59 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16749 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 16750 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 16750 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16750 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSE of Cloverdale, California · 16751 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.920 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16751 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16751 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.819 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.19 km ENE of Willits, California · 16751 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.53 km SSW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16752 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.025 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16752 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

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