California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Willits, California on Sun, Nov 25, 1984, 11:26 PM PST (07:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km W of Cobb, 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
1984-11-26 07:26:55 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.422° N, 123.329° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Northern California · 15284 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15284 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.15 km W of Covelo, California · 15284 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.55 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.16 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.65 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15284 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15284 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15283 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15283 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15283 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.85 km N of Cobb, California · 15283 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 15282 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.67 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 15281 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15281 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.722 km W of Elk Creek, California · 15280 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.77 km NE of Willits, California · 15280 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15279 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.534 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15279 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.52 km W of Cobb, California · 15278 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15278 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.816 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15276 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15276 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15275 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 15274 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.620 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15274 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.65 km W of Laytonville, California · 15273 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15273 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15272 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.64 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 15271 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15271 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.816 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15270 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15270 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.86 km ENE of Benbow, California · 15269 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.68 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15269 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.112 km S of Comptche, California · 15269 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.312 km S of Comptche, California · 15269 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15269 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 15285 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15285 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15286 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.63 km SW of Cobb, California · 15287 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 15287 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15287 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.13 km SE of Point Arena, California · 15287 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.5Northern California · 15287 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.8Northern California · 15287 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15287 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.15 km NNW of Cobb, California · 15288 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 15288 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15289 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15289 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15289 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.510 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 15289 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15289 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15289 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1122520. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.