M1.7 earthquake 7 km E of Willits, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Willits, CA on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 12:59 AM PDT (07:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km W of Boonville, 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-12 07:59:34 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.411° N, 123.277° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- 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: 55 since this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.711 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 17 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.84 km W of Cobb, CA · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
- 1.86 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.87 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.46 km E of Willits, CA · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 17
- 1.99 km ENE of Brooktrails, CA · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.79 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.07 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 1.65 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.61 km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.225 km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.65 km ESE of Boonville, CA · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.77 km W of Cobb, CA · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.68 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.63 km W of Anderson Springs, CA · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.68 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.93 km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.711 km WSW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 12 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.54 km W of Cobb, CA · 11 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.83 km SE of Redway, CA · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.914 km S of Willits, CA · 10 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.87 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 10 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.19 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 8 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.87 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 8 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 8 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
- 1.55 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 6 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.75 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.58 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.75 km N of Healdsburg, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.73 km S of Redwood Valley, CA · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.78 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 5 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.67 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 4 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.56 km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.64 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.710 km W of Boonville, CA · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 134
- 2.710 km W of Boonville, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 17
- 1.810 km W of Boonville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.511 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.98 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.51 km WSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.710 km W of Boonville, CA · 2 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.07 km W of Cobb, CA · 43 hr ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.57 km W of Cobb, CA · 43 hr ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.69 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 32 hr ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
- 1.67 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 32 hr ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 32 hr ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.215 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 28 hr ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.810 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 23 hr ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.51 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 21 hr ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.510 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 18 hr ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.65 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 11 hr ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.110 km W of Boonville, CA · 7 hr ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.110 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 7 hr ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 1.712 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 17 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.97 km E of Willits, CA · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.33 km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 18 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
- 1.64 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 18 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.58 km E of Willits, CA · 18 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.37 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.42 km N of The Geysers, CA · 18 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 3.010 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 18 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
- 2.810 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
- 2.110 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 18 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.59 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.66 km W of Cobb, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.49 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.215 km NNE of Fort Bragg, CA · 19 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.711 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.612 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.23 km S of Anderson Springs, CA · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.33 km S of Anderson Springs, CA · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.811 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 19 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.511 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75434142. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.