California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Interlaken, California on Fri, Oct 17, 1986, 4:10 PM PDT (23:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-17 23:10:31 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.988° N, 121.674° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14567 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14567 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.07 km SSW of Chualar, California · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14566 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.018 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14566 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14566 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14566 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.86 km NNW of Greenfield, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.220 km SSW of Gonzales, California · 14565 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.919 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.016 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.919 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.63 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.14 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.82 km ESE of Danville, California · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.33 km SW of Communications Hill, California · 14563 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.96 km NE of Hollister, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.213 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.612 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14561 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSE of Castroville, California · 14560 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.7Central California · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14558 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14557 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 14556 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.213 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.511 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.612 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.716 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14553 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14553 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14550 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.33 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.024 km SW of Davenport, California · 14549 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 163.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85946. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.