California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California on Sat, Jan 29, 1977, 2:35 AM PST (10:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-01-29 10:35:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.966° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18143 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18142 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18142 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18142 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18142 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.711 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18142 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.9Central California · 18141 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.116 km SE of Livermore, California · 18141 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18141 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.57 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18140 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.82 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 18139 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.51 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 18139 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.08 km N of Hollister, California · 18139 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.82 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 18139 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.425 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18139 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.313 km S of Davenport, California · 18138 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18138 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18138 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18137 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18136 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 18136 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.25 km S of Gilroy, California · 18136 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.211 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 18136 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18135 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.46 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18135 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18134 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.58 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18134 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18134 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.87 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18134 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.631 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18134 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.613 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18133 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.68 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 18133 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18133 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.48 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.731 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18132 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 3.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18132 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18132 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.220 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.77 km NE of Aromas, California · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.83 km NE of Fairview, California · 18131 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.516 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18131 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.922 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18131 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18131 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.721 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18130 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.73 km WNW of Sunol, California · 18130 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 3.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18129 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 3.35 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.15 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18144 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18144 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.75 km W of Gilroy, California · 18144 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18144 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.75 km W of Gilroy, California · 18144 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.74 km WNW of Dublin, California · 18145 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18145 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.137 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18146 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.614 km N of Hollister, California · 18146 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18147 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18147 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18147 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18148 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18148 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18148 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.59 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18149 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.76 km NE of Aromas, California · 18149 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.46 km NE of Aromas, California · 18149 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.910 km N of Livermore, California · 18149 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1033607. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.