California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km ENE of Willows, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Willows, California on Fri, Oct 15, 1982, 11:12 PM PDT (06:12 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-16 06:12:24 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.555° N, 122.034° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.79 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16049 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16045 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16044 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.9Northern California · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16043 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.518 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.710 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.4Northern California · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.519 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16036 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16035 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16034 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16030 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.612 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16025 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.58 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16024 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16023 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.38 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.816 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16020 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.09 km SW of Paskenta, California · 16019 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.72 km NW of Princeton, California · 16019 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.016 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16017 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.04 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.921 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16015 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16013 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.53 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16012 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16007 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.17 km SSW of Maxwell, California · 16002 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 3.0Northern California · 16002 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.011 km W of Williams, California · 16002 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.714 km WSW of Williams, California · 16002 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 3.1Northern California · 16002 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.37 km WNW of Williams, California · 16002 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.78 km WNW of Williams, California · 16002 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.78 km NW of Williams, California · 16002 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.95 km WNW of Williams, California · 16002 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.030 km E of Covelo, California · 16002 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.131 km E of Covelo, California · 16002 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.99 km WNW of Williams, California · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 3.05 km W of Williams, California · 16001 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.64 km WNW of Williams, California · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.16 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 3.56 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15999 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.18 km WNW of Williams, California · 15999 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 3.37 km NW of Williams, California · 15999 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.08 km NW of Williams, California · 15998 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.228 km ENE of Covelo, California · 15997 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.76 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.86 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 15995 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16055 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16055 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.68 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16056 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.712 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16057 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.88 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16057 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.916 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16060 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.7Northern California · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.310 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16063 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.517 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16068 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16070 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.74 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16070 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.724 km SE of Covelo, California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 16070 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080365. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.