California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of Brooktrails, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Brooktrails, California on Thu, May 14, 1981, 1:58 AM PDT (08:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km ESE of Willits, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-14 08:58:03 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.468° N, 123.319° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.23 km NNW of Redway, California · 16570 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16569 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.53 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16569 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.83 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16569 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16569 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16569 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.4Northern California · 16569 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.216 km SSE of Sea Ranch, California · 16569 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.59 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16568 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16568 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16568 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16568 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 16567 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16566 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.021 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16565 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.22 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16564 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16564 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.511 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.710 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16561 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16560 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.013 km W of Ruth, California · 16560 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16560 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16559 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16558 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16558 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.14 km S of Cobb, California · 16558 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16558 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16558 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.83 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16557 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.58 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16557 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.59 km ESE of Willits, California · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16552 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.96 km NE of Miranda, California · 16551 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.0Northern California · 16550 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.111 km SSE of Comptche, California · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16547 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.612 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.22 km SSE of Benbow, California · 16546 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.95 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.74 km S of Cobb, California · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 16543 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.06 km E of Covelo, California · 16543 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.6Northern California · 16543 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.610 km N of Covelo, California · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 16541 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16541 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.011 km E of Geyserville, California · 16575 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.35 km SW of Phillipsville, California · 16575 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.16 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16575 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.916 km WSW of Williams, California · 16576 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.77 km N of Hopland, California · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.62 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.06 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.714 km NNE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.913 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16578 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.817 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16578 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.78 km ESE of Willits, California · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16580 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.110 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16580 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16580 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063616. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.