California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km E of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km E of Willits, California on Sat, Nov 5, 1983, 4:18 PM PST (00:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km N of Brooktrails, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-11-06 00:18:20 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.410° N, 123.270° 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
80°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WNW of Hopland, California · 15671 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.610 km SSW of Hopland, California · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 15670 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.613 km W of Cloverdale, California · 15670 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.810 km E of Laytonville, California · 15670 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15669 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15669 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 15668 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.79 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15668 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15668 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15668 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15667 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.05 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15667 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15667 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 15667 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15667 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.116 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15666 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15666 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15666 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15665 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15665 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.7Northern California · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.7Northern California · 15665 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.111 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15665 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.76 km N of Cobb, California · 15665 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.96 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15665 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15664 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.64 km ENE of Garberville, California · 15664 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15663 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15663 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15663 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15662 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15662 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.9Northern California · 15662 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.86 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15662 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.09 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 15661 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.010 km NW of Laytonville, California · 15661 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15660 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.810 km SE of Covelo, California · 15660 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.73 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15658 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.916 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15658 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.68 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15658 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15658 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15658 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15657 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15657 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.319 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15657 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.415 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15657 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15656 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 15656 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.815 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15656 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 3.5near the coast of Northern California · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15672 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15672 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.83 km WNW of Hopland, California · 15673 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15673 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.61 km SW of Hopland, California · 15673 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.1Northern California · 15673 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.88 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15673 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.9Northern California · 15673 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.59 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15674 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.93 km NNE of Redway, California · 15675 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.61 km ENE of Geyserville, California · 15675 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.615 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15675 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15675 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.815 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.415 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.015 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.115 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106291. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.