California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km ESE of Willits, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Willits, CA on Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 12:38 AM PDT (07:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 31 km NNW of Covelo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-07-29 07:38:46 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.389° N, 123.246° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
26

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 66 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.97 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 66 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.68 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.67 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.12 km N of The Geysers, CA · 66 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.82 km N of The Geysers, CA · 66 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.38 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 65 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.96 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 65 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.715 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 65 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.88 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.58 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.518 km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 64 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.87 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 64 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.73 km SE of The Geysers, CA · 64 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.92 km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 64 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.73 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 64 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.74 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 64 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.810 km ESE of Willits, CA · 63 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.77 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 190
  24. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 63 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.87 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 63 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 9
  26. 1.77 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 63 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 62 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.65 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.57 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.84 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 62 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.03 km NE of The Geysers, CA · 61 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.77 km SE of Cloverdale, CA · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 61 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.77 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 61 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.58 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 60 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 60 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.67 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  39. 1.812 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.88 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.56 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 4.031 km NNW of Covelo, CA · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  43. 1.531 km NW of Covelo, CA · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.88 km W of Cobb, CA · 59 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.79 km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 59 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.61 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 59 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.931 km NNW of Covelo, CA · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  48. 4.431 km NNW of Covelo, CA · 59 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 122
  49. 1.830 km NNW of Covelo, CA · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.529 km NW of Covelo, CA · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.13 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.54 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.58 km E of Willits, CA · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.84 km W of Laytonville, CA · 57 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.011 km ESE of Willits, CA · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.911 km ESE of Willits, CA · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.74 km S of Redwood Valley, CA · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.75 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 57 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.42 km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.230 km NNW of Covelo, CA · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.28 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.07 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 11
  3. 4.28 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 66 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 240
  4. 1.85 km E of Willits, CA · 67 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.46 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 68 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.99 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 68 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.63 km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 68 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.73 km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 68 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.43 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 68 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.510 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 68 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.610 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 68 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 69 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.63 km E of Laytonville, CA · 69 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.713 km N of Upper Lake, CA · 69 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.58 km WSW of The Geysers, CA · 70 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.89 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 70 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Cobb, CA · 70 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 70 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.87 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 70 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.84 km W of Cobb, CA · 71 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75407777. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.