California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 4 km ESE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Interlaken, California on Fri, Jun 4, 1982, 5:56 PM PDT (00:56 UTC), 13 km (8 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-06-05 00:56:20 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.936° N, 121.682° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
73

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075078 (also filed as usp0001mpy). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.