California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Willits, California on Tue, May 29, 1984, 1:20 AM PDT (08:20 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km SSE of Ruth, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-29 08:20:23 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.438° N, 123.317° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 15460 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15459 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.517 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15459 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Cobb, California · 15459 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.517 km N of Potter Valley, California · 15459 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 15459 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 15458 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15458 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15458 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 15458 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.8Northern California · 15458 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 15457 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15457 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15457 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15457 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15457 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.619 km ENE of Clearlake, California · 15456 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.713 km N of Upper Lake, California · 15456 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15456 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.812 km NE of Comptche, California · 15455 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15455 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.33 km WNW of Soda Bay, California · 15455 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.84 km NW of Soda Bay, California · 15455 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15452 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.63 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15451 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15451 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.511 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 15451 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.215 km SE of Ruth, California · 15451 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.93 km WNW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 15450 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.629 km SE of Covelo, California · 15450 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15450 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15450 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15450 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15448 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15448 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.723 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15448 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.2Northern California · 15448 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.8Northern California · 15448 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 15448 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15447 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15447 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15447 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15447 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.713 km W of Covelo, California · 15447 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.65 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 15445 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.123 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15444 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.14 km NE of Talmage, California · 15444 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15444 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15443 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15443 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15443 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15443 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15442 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.321 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15442 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.422 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15442 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15442 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15461 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15461 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15461 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.08 km W of Cobb, California · 15462 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.28 km SW of Cobb, California · 15462 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 15462 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15462 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.57 km W of Potter Valley, California · 15462 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.73 km SW of Cobb, California · 15462 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.92 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15462 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.616 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15463 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15463 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15463 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15463 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15463 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.88 km E of Lower Lake, California · 15463 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.621 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.67 km SSW of Willits, California · 15464 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.66 km NE of Lower Lake, California · 15464 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.610 km N of Comptche, California · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc19639. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.