California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km SE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Willits, California on Mon, Apr 9, 1984, 2:05 PM PST (22:05 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-09 22:05:22 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.356° N, 123.277° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
28

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 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 15512 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.99 km W of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Hopland, California · 15512 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.513 km W of Cazadero, California · 15512 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.98 km SE of Willits, California · 15512 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 15512 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.58 km SE of Willits, California · 15511 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15511 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.49 km NW of Laytonville, California · 15511 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.67 km NW of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15510 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.9Northern California · 15509 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.68 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 15509 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15509 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.5Northern California · 15509 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.621 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 15508 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15508 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15507 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.119 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15506 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.69 km NW of Laytonville, California · 15505 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15505 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15505 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15505 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.64 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15505 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15504 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15504 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.38 km SE of Willits, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.69 km SE of Willits, California · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 3.08 km SE of Willits, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.99 km SE of Willits, California · 15503 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15503 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15503 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15503 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15503 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15502 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.08 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15502 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15502 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15501 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.616 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Boonville, California · 15513 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Lakeport, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15514 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15514 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15514 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15515 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.18 km SE of Willits, California · 15515 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 15516 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15517 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.78 km SE of Willits, California · 15517 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.718 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15517 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.3Northern California · 15518 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.83 km WNW of Soda Bay, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15519 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.83 km WNW of Soda Bay, California · 15519 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc14664. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.