California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Willits, California on Sat, May 2, 1981, 9:56 PM PDT (04:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-03 04:56:35 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.494° N, 123.189° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16578 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16578 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.69 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 16577 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.611 km W of Cobb, California · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16576 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.59 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.27 km SW of Artois, California · 16574 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16574 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.110 km NNE of Covelo, California · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16573 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16573 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.78 km ESE of Willits, California · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.817 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16572 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.913 km WSW of Maxwell, California · 16572 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.06 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16571 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 16571 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.62 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.77 km N of Hopland, California · 16571 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.75 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.916 km WSW of Williams, California · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.16 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16569 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.35 km SW of Phillipsville, California · 16569 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.011 km E of Geyserville, California · 16568 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16568 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16565 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.23 km NNW of Redway, California · 16564 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.63 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.53 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16563 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.83 km E of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16563 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 3.4Northern California · 16563 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.59 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16561 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16561 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16560 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.021 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.22 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16558 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.82 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.511 km N of Cloverdale, California · 16558 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.710 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16558 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16555 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16555 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.69 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.013 km W of Ruth, California · 16554 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.5near the coast of Northern California · 16581 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16581 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.910 km ESE of Willits, California · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16583 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16583 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16583 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.95 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.18 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16586 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16586 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16586 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.84 km NW of Redway, California · 16587 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.611 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16591 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063249. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.