California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Sat, Dec 24, 1983, 5:38 AM PST (13:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km W of Portola Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-24 13:38:55 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.975° N, 121.717° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.02 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.72 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15613 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.511 km WSW of Byron, California · 15613 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.72 km NNE of Union City, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.02 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15609 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.520 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15606 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.61 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.023 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15603 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15601 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 3.37 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.66 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15601 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.55 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15600 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.75 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15599 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15597 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.726 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15597 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15597 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.26 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15595 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.96 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15594 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.66 km ESE of Fremont, California · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.2Central California · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15591 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.7Central California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.65 km SE of Aromas, California · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.61 km NNW of Ashland, California · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.128 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15614 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.02 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15615 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.122 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15621 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.4Central California · 15623 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108971. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.