California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Interlaken, California on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 7:38 PM PST (03:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-27 03:38:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.995° N, 121.664° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14887 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.918 km WSW of Volta, California · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.33 km NNE of Grayson, California · 14883 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14883 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.13 km ESE of Diablo Grande, California · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.715 km W of Volta, CA · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14874 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14874 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14874 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.67 km SSW of Sunol, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.72 km N of San Martin, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.914 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.511 km S of Pescadero, California · 14870 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 3.018 km WSW of Volta, California · 14888 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14888 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.93 km SW of San Bruno, California · 14888 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.613 km N of Hollister, California · 14889 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14889 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNE of Ridgemark, California · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.011 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14894 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14894 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14894 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.13 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14894 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14895 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.49 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14895 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.38 km WSW of Pescadero, California · 14895 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.1Central California · 14895 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14895 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14896 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62253. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.