California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Willits, California on Wed, Nov 26, 1986, 6:11 AM PST (14:11 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-26 14:11:15 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.433° N, 123.303° 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, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 14551 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.712 km ESE of Leggett, California · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14549 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.14 km SW of Cobb, California · 14549 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14548 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.94 km SW of Clearlake, California · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.76 km SW of Lower Lake, California · 14548 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 14548 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14548 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.89 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 14547 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14547 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14546 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14545 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.67 km NE of Willits, California · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14544 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.73 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14544 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14543 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14542 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.84 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14541 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.66 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14541 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 14540 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.122 km W of Leggett, California · 14540 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14540 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 14539 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 14538 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14538 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.617 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14537 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.86 km S of Cobb, California · 14537 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.920 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14536 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.54 km SW of Cobb, California · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.85 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14534 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14533 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14533 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.04 km SW of Cobb, California · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.718 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 14531 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.77 km E of Geyserville, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.69 km NW of Cobb, California · 14530 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14529 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.58 km E of Willits, California · 14528 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.16 km SW of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.86 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14528 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14527 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14527 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14552 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 14554 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.39 km W of Cobb, California · 14554 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14555 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 14555 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14555 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.922 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14556 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.85 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14558 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14558 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.04 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14559 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.11 km SSW of Hopland, California · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.06 km W of Cobb, California · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.16 km SSW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 14562 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14562 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.52 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 14563 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.010 km W of Cobb, California · 14564 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1145537. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.