California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km E of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Willits, California on Sun, Dec 14, 1980, 2:49 PM PST (22:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-14 22:49:07 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.416° N, 123.274° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16717 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.13 km W of Maxwell, California · 16717 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSE of Geyserville, California · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.913 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16716 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.13 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16716 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.816 km N of Laytonville, California · 16716 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16715 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16713 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16712 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.96 km SSE of Alderpoint, California · 16712 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.62 km W of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16710 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.617 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16710 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.6Northern California · 16710 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.58 km NW of Alderpoint, California · 16710 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.63 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.65 km E of Garberville, California · 16710 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16709 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.23 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16708 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16708 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.63 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16708 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16708 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16707 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.59 km NW of Cobb, California · 16707 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.713 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16707 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16706 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.69 km NNE of Hopland, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.96 km SW of Willits, California · 16705 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.825 km SE of Covelo, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.111 km N of Cleone, California · 16704 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.12 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16704 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16703 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.225 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16702 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.89 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.88 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.19 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.910 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.08 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16701 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.87 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.88 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.79 km N of Covelo, California · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.74 km NE of Garberville, California · 16700 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.89 km ENE of Willits, California · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.81 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16699 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.65 km W of Potter Valley, California · 16698 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.61 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16698 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.310 km WSW of Point Arena, California · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 3.54 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16718 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.62 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16718 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16718 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16719 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.52 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16719 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.92 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16719 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.72 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16719 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.71 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.93 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.82 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.22 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.72 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.03 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.52 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.53 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.72 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.61 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.73 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.63 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16720 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058127. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.