California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Willits, California on Thu, Apr 9, 1987, 3:42 PM PDT (22:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-09 22:42:38 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.428° N, 123.287° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
30

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. 1.54 km SW of Cobb, California · 14404 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.79 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14403 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14402 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 14402 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 14402 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14400 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.27 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14400 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.38 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14400 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14400 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 14399 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.512 km NE of Lucerne, California · 14399 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 14399 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14399 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14399 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14398 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.74 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.15 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.2Northern California · 14396 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.85 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14395 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 14395 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.10 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.70 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.60 km N of Kelseyville, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.7Northern California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.0Northern California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.80 km N of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.80 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.70 km WSW of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.8Northern California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.80 km N of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.70 km NNW of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.615 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.54 km SW of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 14394 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.90 km ENE of Kelseyville, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.90 km WNW of Kelseyville, California · 14393 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.60 km ENE of Kelseyville, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.87 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14393 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14393 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14391 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.96 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14390 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.312 km ESE of Laytonville, California · 14389 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.86 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14389 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.94 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14389 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14389 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.715 km E of Comptche, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.06 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc98267. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.