California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SSE of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Willits, California on Fri, Nov 22, 1985, 3:21 PM PST (23:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 8 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-22 23:21:59 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.334° N, 123.311° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14903 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14901 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.9Northern California · 14900 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.73 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.1Northern California · 14898 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.32 km S of Lakeport, California · 14897 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.75 km SE of Calpella, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14894 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14894 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14894 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14894 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.69 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14894 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.89 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14893 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14893 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.916 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14891 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14891 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14890 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14889 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14889 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.518 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 14888 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14888 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14888 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14888 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61180. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.