California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Fri, Jun 19, 1981, 11:40 AM PDT (18:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

Interlaken forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-19 18:40:32 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.014° N, 121.711° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16531 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16530 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16529 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.94 km N of Hollister, California · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16528 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16528 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.213 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.138 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.23 km NE of Alamo, California · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.629 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16524 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.913 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.22 km N of Danville, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.93 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.98 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16518 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.611 km SE of La Honda, California · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.714 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 16517 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16517 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.64 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 16516 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16516 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16515 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.716 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16515 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.511 km N of Livermore, California · 16515 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16514 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16514 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.47 km W of Mountain House, California · 16513 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.8Northern California · 16512 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.922 km SE of Livermore, California · 16512 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16512 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064687. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.