California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Fri, Dec 13, 1985, 10:37 AM PST (18:37 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-13 18:37:43 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.012° N, 121.714° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.81 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.44 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.83 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.82 km NNE of Ashland, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 3.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.15 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.7Central California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.8Central California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.89 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61578 (also filed as usp0002nu3). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.