M1.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California on Wed, Apr 16, 1986, 3:45 PM PST (23:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-16 23:45:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.979° N, 121.674° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 56°
- Stations used
- 48
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14729 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14729 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14729 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.01 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 14728 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14728 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14728 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14726 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.611 km E of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14725 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.6Central California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
The first 60 of 184.
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