California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km E of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Willits, California on Tue, Dec 6, 1983, 12:09 PM PST (20:09 UTC), 9 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-06 20:09:56 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.407° N, 123.266° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15636 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.6Northern California · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15635 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.918 km E of Potter Valley, California · 15635 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.610 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.414 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.010 km WSW of Hopland, California · 15631 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.311 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.88 km NE of Willits, California · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.69 km N of Covelo, California · 15630 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15629 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.79 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.42 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.13 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15628 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.714 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.910 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15626 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.827 km W of Paskenta, California · 15626 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.511 km N of Laytonville, California · 15625 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15623 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.611 km N of Covelo, California · 15623 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.928 km WNW of Stonyford, California · 15622 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.625 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15620 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.711 km NE of Healdsburg, California · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.47 km W of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.25 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15619 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.45 km ENE of Willits, California · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.45 km E of Willits, California · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 15639 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15640 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.04 km SW of Cobb, California · 15640 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.817 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15640 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.05 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15640 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.620 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.24 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.12 km SE of Calpella, California · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 15641 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108095. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.