California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Willits, California on Thu, Apr 26, 1984, 3:20 AM PST (11:20 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-26 11:20:54 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.379° N, 123.286° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15485 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.117 km NNE of Nice, California · 15485 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15485 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.63 km NE of Talmage, California · 15484 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15484 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.69 km SW of Lakeport, California · 15483 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15483 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.71 km ESE of Talmage, California · 15482 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.76 km ESE of Lucerne, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Potter Valley, California · 15482 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15482 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.213 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15481 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.74 km NE of Benbow, California · 15481 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.911 km SE of Covelo, California · 15481 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15481 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15479 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15479 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.52 km E of Calpella, California · 15479 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15479 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.56 km W of Potter Valley, California · 15479 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15478 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15478 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15478 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 15477 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15476 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 15476 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15476 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.531 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15476 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.423 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15476 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15475 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.59 km W of Cobb, California · 15475 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.88 km SE of Willits, California · 15475 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15474 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.25 km ESE of Manchester, California · 15473 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15472 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.73 km N of Clearlake, California · 15472 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.620 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15472 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.814 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15471 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15470 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.816 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.34 km SW of Cobb, California · 15469 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15469 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.829 km SE of Ruth, California · 15469 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.12 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 15469 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15469 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15469 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15468 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15468 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15468 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.93 km SE of Calpella, California · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.67 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15467 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15467 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.8Northern California · 15467 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15467 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15467 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1114395. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.