California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Sat, Apr 5, 1986, 7:37 AM PST (15:37 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km SE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-05 15:37:15 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.023° N, 121.712° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14744 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.69 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14744 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.114 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.711 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.22 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 14742 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14741 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.313 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.717 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.71 km SSW of Alum Rock, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.315 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14741 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.736 km WSW of Del Monte Forest, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.313 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14740 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.3Northern California · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.013 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14737 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.93 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14736 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.89 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14736 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.9Northern California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.818 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14734 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14733 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.69 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14732 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.113 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, California · 14731 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.913 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14731 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc69547. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.