California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km E of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km E of Interlaken, California on Mon, Aug 12, 1985, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 5 km E of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-13 04:52:58 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.957° N, 121.676° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15015 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.87 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.03 km N of Hollister, California · 15015 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15014 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.111 km S of Big Sur, California · 15013 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15011 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.92 km SW of Blackhawk, California · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.923 km SW of Pescadero, California · 15008 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.68 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.99 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15005 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15004 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15004 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15003 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15000 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15000 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.29 km E of Sunol, California · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.77 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.93 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 14998 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14997 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14996 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.14 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.04 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.712 km NW of Big Sur, California · 14994 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.122 km SW of Volta, California · 14993 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.64 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14992 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.715 km E of Big Sur, California · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.92 km SW of West Menlo Park, California · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.7Central California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52858. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.