California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km WSW of Willits, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Willits, California on Tue, Nov 26, 1985, 10:18 AM PST (18:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km SW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-26 18:18:52 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.349° N, 123.481° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14905 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.24 km SW of Cobb, California · 14905 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 14904 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.22 km E of Benbow, California · 14902 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14902 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.9Northern California · 14901 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.73 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14901 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.1Northern California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14899 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.32 km S of Lakeport, California · 14898 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14898 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.75 km SE of Calpella, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.64 km S of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14897 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14896 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14895 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14894 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.05 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14894 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 14893 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.916 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14892 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14892 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14891 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14890 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14890 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14890 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.518 km ENE of Sea Ranch, California · 14889 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.624 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61206. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.