California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSE of Willows, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Willows, California on Sun, Feb 26, 1984, 6:59 AM PST (14:59 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km WNW of Cobb, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-26 14:59:32 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.464° N, 122.175° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
11

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km E of Willits, California · 15538 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.91 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15537 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.6Northern California · 15536 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.011 km WSW of Durham, California · 15536 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 15536 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 15535 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 15535 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15534 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.712 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15534 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.24 km NE of Ukiah, California · 15534 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.73 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15534 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15534 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.05 km SE of Calpella, California · 15534 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 15534 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.48 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15533 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15533 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15532 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15532 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15531 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15531 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15531 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.713 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15530 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.68 km ESE of Talmage, California · 15529 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 15529 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 15529 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 15529 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.5Northern California · 15528 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15528 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.56 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 15528 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.86 km NW of Hopland, California · 15528 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 15528 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.511 km S of Paskenta, California · 15527 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15527 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15526 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.411 km E of Cloverdale, California · 15526 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15526 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15526 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15526 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15526 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.811 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15526 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 15525 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 15525 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.511 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 15525 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15524 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 15524 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 15524 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15523 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15522 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15522 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 15522 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 3.24 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.74 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15521 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.810 km ESE of Hopland, California · 15520 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15520 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15520 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.62 km NE of Ukiah, California · 15519 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15519 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 177.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1111841. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.