California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 1:22 AM PDT (08:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-06 08:22:55 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.023° N, 121.715° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14960 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.83 km N of Ashland, California · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.216 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14956 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.615 km WNW of Davenport, California · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14954 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.711 km S of Pescadero, California · 14944 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 14942 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.43 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14941 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14941 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14940 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14940 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14940 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14940 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.68 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14939 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, California · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14935 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.87 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14925 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14921 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 139.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56285. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.