California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Willits, California on Wed, Nov 18, 1981, 1:28 AM PST (09:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km NNE of Cloverdale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-18 09:28:15 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.358° N, 123.282° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km E of Willits, California · 16380 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16380 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.511 km SW of Covelo, California · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16377 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16376 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.46 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Calpella, California · 16375 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16375 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16375 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16374 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.320 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16374 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.81 km N of Willits, California · 16373 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16373 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.34 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16371 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.04 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16370 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16370 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16370 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.67 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 16370 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.58 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16368 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.29 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16368 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.610 km ESE of Covelo, California · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16367 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.011 km S of Laytonville, California · 16367 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.57 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.08 km N of Geyserville, California · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.88 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.38 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, California · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.58 km N of Geyserville, California · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.78 km N of Geyserville, California · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.98 km N of Geyserville, California · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.88 km N of Geyserville, California · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.829 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.621 km W of Stonyford, California · 16364 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16363 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.54 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16363 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.82 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 16363 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.917 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16363 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.6Northern California · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16362 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16362 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.6Northern California · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 16382 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16384 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16384 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16384 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.8Northern California · 16384 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.77 km E of Geyserville, California · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16390 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.817 km W of Laytonville, California · 16392 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.523 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16392 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.99 km ESE of Willits, California · 16392 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.117 km W of Laytonville, California · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.64 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16395 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069539. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.