California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Willits, California on Sat, May 15, 1982, 9:33 PM PDT (04:33 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-16 04:33:13 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.451° N, 123.297° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16201 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16201 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16198 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.18 km N of Geyserville, California · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16198 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16198 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.97 km NE of Covelo, California · 16196 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16195 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.78 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16195 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16195 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.67 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16194 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16193 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.00 km NNE of Calpella, California · 16192 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.77 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16192 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.08 km NNE of Ruth, California · 16191 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16191 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16189 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16189 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.28 km W of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16189 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.63 km W of Calpella, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16188 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 16188 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 16188 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.77 km NE of Covelo, California · 16187 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.83 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16184 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16184 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16181 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.52 km NE of Redway, California · 16178 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.822 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.93 km E of Calpella, CA · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16175 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16175 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.67 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.52 km E of Kelseyville, California · 16174 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.57 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16173 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 3.07 km N of Geyserville, California · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.98 km NNW of Geyserville, California · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.215 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16172 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.04 km NE of Talmage, California · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.26 km SW of Cobb, California · 16171 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.64 km NE of Talmage, California · 16170 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16170 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16202 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16202 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16204 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16206 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16206 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16206 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16208 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16211 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16212 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16214 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16217 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16218 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16220 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074480. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.