California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km ENE of Willits, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Willits, CA on Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 10:41 AM PST (18:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-12 18:41:07 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.433° N, 123.308° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16628 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16626 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16626 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.710 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.29 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.98 km SW of Laytonville, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16624 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.08 km W of Cobb, California · 16623 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16623 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16622 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16621 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16619 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16618 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.417 km W of Paskenta, California · 16617 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16617 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.614 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.63 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.18 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.62 km NE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.38 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.010 km W of Point Arena, California · 16611 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.212 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.99 km N of Covelo, California · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.010 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16609 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.09 km N of Covelo, California · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 16609 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.810 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16608 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.612 km S of Comptche, California · 16608 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16604 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16604 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.1Northern California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.92 km SE of Calpella, California · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16602 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16601 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16600 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.417 km NE of Nice, California · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.74 km NNE of Redway, California · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.89 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 16598 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.031 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.73 km NNE of Alderpoint, California · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.120 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16597 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16597 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, CA · 16631 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16632 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.49 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.99 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 16633 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16633 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.08 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16635 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.53 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.53 km WNW of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.73 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.03 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.63 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.63 km W of Clearlake, California · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.93 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.1Northern California · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061268. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.