California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Interlaken, California on Wed, May 7, 1986, 6:23 PM PDT (01:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 01:23:17 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.980° N, 121.675° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14721 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14721 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 14721 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.2Central California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.28 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14719 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.11 km NW of Hollister, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14718 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14718 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14717 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14717 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14717 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.64 km S of San Ramon, California · 14717 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.75 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14717 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.613 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.111 km S of Pescadero, California · 14714 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.44 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.27 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 3.06 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14713 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 3.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14713 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14713 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.016 km SE of Livermore, California · 14713 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72155. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.