California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Fri, May 28, 1982, 5:17 AM PDT (12:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-28 12:17:54 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.003° N, 121.703° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16195 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16194 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16192 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16191 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16190 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16189 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 16186 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16182 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16181 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16181 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16179 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16177 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.2Northern California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.85 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 16198 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16199 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16202 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.67 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16204 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074824. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC.