California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Willits, California on Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 1:36 AM PST (09:36 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-01 09:36:51 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.452° N, 123.264° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16705 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.65 km W of Potter Valley, California · 16704 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.61 km SE of Redwood Valley, California · 16704 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16703 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.310 km WSW of Point Arena, California · 16703 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.72 km N of Laytonville, California · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.78 km N of Geyserville, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16699 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16699 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.611 km W of Cobb, California · 16698 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16698 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.215 km S of Mad River, California · 16697 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.812 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16697 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 16696 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.83 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16696 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16696 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16695 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.614 km SSW of Albion, California · 16694 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.711 km S of Albion, California · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16693 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.63 km E of Garberville, California · 16692 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.63 km E of Lucerne, California · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.31 km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16691 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16691 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.51 km NNW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16689 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16689 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.98 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 16687 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16687 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16687 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16687 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.915 km NE of Cleone, California · 16686 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.54 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.219 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16684 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.413 km WNW of Covelo, California · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16682 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.911 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.04 km NW of Philo, California · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16679 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16678 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16675 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.215 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16674 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16673 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.58 km NE of Willits, California · 16673 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.74 km NE of Garberville, California · 16706 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.79 km N of Covelo, California · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.88 km N of Covelo, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.87 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16707 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.08 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.910 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.19 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.88 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.89 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.225 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16708 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16709 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.12 km NNE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16709 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.111 km N of Cleone, California · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.825 km SE of Covelo, California · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 16710 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.96 km SW of Willits, California · 16710 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16711 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Hopland, California · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058767. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.