California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California on Fri, Dec 17, 1976, 7:30 AM PST (15:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-17 15:30:15 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.970° N, 121.668° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18184 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18183 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.97 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18183 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18183 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18182 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.027 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18182 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.01 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.0Central California · 18181 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.2Central California · 18181 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.56 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18181 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.85 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.110 km SE of Sunol, California · 18178 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18178 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18178 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18177 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18177 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18177 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.611 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18177 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18176 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18175 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18175 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18175 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18175 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18175 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.922 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.9Central California · 18174 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18173 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.69 km N of East Foothills, California · 18173 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18173 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.74 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18172 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.65 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 18172 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18172 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.4Central California · 18172 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.87 km E of Interlaken, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 18171 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18171 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18170 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.217 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18170 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18169 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.636 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18169 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.936 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18169 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 3.6Northern California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18169 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.2Central California · 18168 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 3.21 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18167 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.63 km SW of Hollister, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.117 km WNW of Davenport, California · 18167 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.731 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18186 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.25 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18187 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.810 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18187 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.46 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18187 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.08 km NE of Interlaken, California · 18187 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.917 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18188 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.68 km NE of Interlaken, California · 18188 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18188 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.130 km NE of Soledad, California · 18188 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18188 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.77 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18188 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 18188 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.36 km E of East Foothills, California · 18188 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.33 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18189 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18189 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.627 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18189 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.19 km NE of San Martin, California · 18189 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18189 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032811. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.