California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Willits, California on Fri, Jan 1, 1982, 6:46 AM PST (14:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-01 14:46:50 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.434° N, 123.286° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
17

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 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16334 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.09 km W of Healdsburg, California · 16334 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16333 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.912 km NE of Lucerne, California · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.014 km SSW of Covelo, California · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16332 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16331 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16331 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16330 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Willits, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16328 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.610 km NW of Cobb, California · 16326 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.72 km SE of Talmage, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.516 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16326 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.24 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 16326 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16325 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.717 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 16324 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 16323 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.02 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16322 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.07 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.026 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.63 km WNW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.04 km E of Geyserville, California · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.33 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.95 km WNW of Philo, California · 16321 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 3.04 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16320 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16320 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16319 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.625 km SE of Covelo, California · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.924 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16318 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.03 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 3.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16313 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16312 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16309 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16335 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16335 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.96 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16337 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.57 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16337 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.511 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16338 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16338 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 16338 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.95 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16339 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Willits, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.511 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16340 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070877. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC.