M1.7 earthquake 10 km ESE of Willits, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Willits, CA on Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 1:59 AM PST (09:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km W of Cobb, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-22 09:59:13 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.390° N, 123.247° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 36°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.53 km WSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.48 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.28 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.68 km W of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.78 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.53 km W of Cobb, CA · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.57 km W of Cobb, CA · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.67 km W of Cobb, CA · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.82 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 253 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.76 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.76 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.08 km W of Cobb, CA · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.18 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.29 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.210 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.510 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.62 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.76 km W of Cobb, CA · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.613 km ENE of Cloverdale, CA · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.717 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.817 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.715 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.317 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.716 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Laytonville, CA · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.02 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.68 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.89 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.55 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 248 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.49 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.18 km E of Covelo, CA · 247 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.52 km NE of The Geysers, CA · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.09 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
- 1.715 km NE of Willits, CA · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.76 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.612 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.23 km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.72 km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Redway, CA · 244 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.73 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.916 km ESE of Boonville, CA · 244 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.06 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 243 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.82 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 242 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.38 km W of Cobb, CA · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.06 km W of Cobb, CA · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.74 km W of Cobb, CA · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.53 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.54 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.27 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 241 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.48 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.03 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.82 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.611 km ESE of Willits, CA · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
- 1.810 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.86 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.97 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.73 km E of The Geysers, CA · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.616 km SSW of Laytonville, CA · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.72 km NNW of Redway, CA · 259 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.719 km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 259 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.93 km NNW of Redway, CA · 259 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.721 km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 259 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.721 km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 259 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.542 km N of Covelo, CA · 259 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.321 km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 260 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.815 km N of Laytonville, CA · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.615 km N of Laytonville, CA · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.815 km ENE of Brooktrails, CA · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.710 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.88 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.813 km W of Fort Ross, CA · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75299856. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.