California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km ENE of Willows, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Willows, California on Tue, Oct 16, 1990, 11:59 AM PDT (18:59 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-16 18:59:25 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.536° N, 122.115° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13135 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.25 km W of Cobb, California · 13134 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.119 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.018 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13133 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.918 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.14 km W of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Cobb, California · 13132 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13132 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.822 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 13131 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.710 km NW of Cobb, California · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.712 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13129 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13125 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.615 km N of Princeton, California · 13125 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13124 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13121 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 13121 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13119 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.912 km WSW of Willows, California · 13119 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.90 km NE of Challenge-Brownsville, California · 13119 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.92 km SW of Cobb, California · 13117 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.07 km NE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13117 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.84 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13116 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.74 km SW of Cobb, California · 13115 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.69 km W of Cobb, CA · 13113 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.78 km ENE of Willits, California · 13111 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.57 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13111 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.310 km W of Elk Creek, California · 13111 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.57 km W of Cobb, California · 13111 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13111 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.615 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13109 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.16 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.04 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.27 km NW of Cobb, California · 13107 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.90 km NW of Paradise, California · 13107 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.824 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.68 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.95 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13104 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.04 km SW of Cobb, California · 13104 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.23 km W of Cobb, California · 13104 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.33 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13104 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13102 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.74 km SW of Cobb, California · 13101 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.916 km N of Upper Lake, California · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 13137 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13138 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.1Northern California · 13139 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13141 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.23 km W of Cobb, California · 13142 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.75 km SE of Red Bluff, California · 13142 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.59 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.44 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13143 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.610 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13144 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13147 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.132 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13148 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 13149 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.94 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13152 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165419. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.