California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km E of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km E of Willits, California on Thu, Mar 8, 1984, 8:26 PM PST (04:26 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

Willits forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-03-09 04:26:17 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.403° N, 123.261° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15548 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15548 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 15546 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15546 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15545 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15545 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.24 km NE of Ukiah, California · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.73 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15545 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.88 km SE of Sea Ranch, California · 15545 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15545 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.05 km SE of Calpella, California · 15544 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 15544 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.48 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 15544 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15543 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15543 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15543 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15542 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15542 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15542 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15541 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.68 km ESE of Talmage, California · 15540 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 15540 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15540 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 15539 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.5Northern California · 15539 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15539 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.86 km NW of Hopland, California · 15539 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15539 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.86 km WSW of Geyserville, California · 15538 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.511 km S of Paskenta, California · 15538 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15538 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15537 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.411 km E of Cloverdale, California · 15537 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.313 km N of Comptche, California · 15537 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15537 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15537 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15537 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15537 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15536 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 15536 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.713 km WNW of Cloverdale, California · 15536 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.511 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 15535 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15535 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15535 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15535 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.53 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 15534 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15533 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15533 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15533 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 3.24 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.74 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15533 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.611 km S of Laytonville, California · 15532 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.810 km ESE of Hopland, California · 15531 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15530 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.62 km NE of Ukiah, California · 15530 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15529 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15529 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15549 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15549 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.518 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15549 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Hopland, California · 15550 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.07 km SE of Hopland, California · 15550 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.712 km ESE of Leggett, California · 15550 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15551 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15551 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15551 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.17 km SW of Hopland, California · 15551 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 15552 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15553 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15553 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15553 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.510 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15553 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15554 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15554 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15554 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.825 km W of Paskenta, California · 15554 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15555 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1112417. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.