California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Willits, California on Wed, Oct 20, 1982, 9:24 PM PDT (04:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Williams, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-21 04:24:23 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.375° N, 123.267° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
15

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 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Geyserville, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16047 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16046 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16044 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.34 km S of Cobb, California · 16044 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.518 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.74 km S of Cobb, California · 16043 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.02 km SW of Geyserville, California · 16042 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.4Northern California · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.34 km S of Cobb, California · 16042 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.519 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16042 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16040 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16039 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16039 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16038 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16038 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16036 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16036 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.46 km WSW of Benbow, California · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.36 km WSW of Benbow, California · 16035 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 16032 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16032 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16031 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16031 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.612 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16027 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16027 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.6Northern California · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.66 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16027 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.66 km SW of Covelo, California · 16027 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.16 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16026 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.56 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16026 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16024 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16024 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.24 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 3.09 km SW of Paskenta, California · 16022 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16021 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.65 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 16021 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16021 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.016 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16020 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16020 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.58 km ENE of Willits, California · 16020 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16048 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16049 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.44 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16049 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16049 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16049 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.55 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.79 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16052 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16053 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.36 km NE of Hopland, California · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.79 km ENE of Benbow, California · 16058 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.68 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16059 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.811 km SSW of Hopland, California · 16060 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.712 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16060 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16060 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080569. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.