California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km ENE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Interlaken, California on Thu, Feb 9, 1978, 6:22 AM PST (14:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1978-02-09 14:22:49 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.978° N, 121.652° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km SW of Soledad, California · 17766 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.811 km SW of Soledad, California · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.523 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17763 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17762 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17762 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 17760 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17759 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.05 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 17759 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17758 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17757 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.55 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17757 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.6Northern California · 17756 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.62 km S of Blackhawk, California · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.71 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 17755 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.44 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.84 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17754 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17754 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.27 km S of Livermore, California · 17754 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17753 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.827 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17753 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.54 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17752 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.78 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17751 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.6Northern California · 17750 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.51 km NE of Hollister, California · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.61 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17749 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.7Central California · 17749 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.7Central California · 17748 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.4Central California · 17747 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.42 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17747 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.31 km NNE of Diablo, California · 17747 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 17746 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17745 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.59 km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 17745 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17743 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17743 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.16 km S of Sunol, California · 17742 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.83 km NNE of Dublin, California · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.88 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17741 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.63 km NNE of Dublin, California · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.74 km NNE of Dublin, California · 17739 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.93 km NNE of Dublin, California · 17739 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.0Northern California · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.37 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17737 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17737 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.611 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.811 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.112 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.34 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17767 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17767 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17768 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.714 km SW of Soledad, California · 17768 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.75 km E of Fremont, California · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.94 km E of Fremont, California · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.35 km E of Fremont, California · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.15 km E of Fremont, California · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17769 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17770 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17771 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17771 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.410 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17771 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17772 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038892. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.