California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km NE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Interlaken, California on Sun, Jun 14, 1987, 12:13 AM PDT (07:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-14 07:13:50 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.008° N, 121.672° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14345 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14343 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14341 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.510 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14339 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 14338 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.525 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14338 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14337 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSW of Hillsborough, California · 14337 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14336 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.840 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14336 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.36 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14336 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14335 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14334 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.823 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 14334 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14333 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.327 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14333 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.518 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14333 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.812 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14328 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.612 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14328 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14327 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14326 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.67 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14325 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14325 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14324 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14324 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.622 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14324 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.514 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14324 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 14324 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.614 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.616 km NW of Big Sur, California · 14323 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14323 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14321 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.412 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14321 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14320 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14319 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14346 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14347 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14347 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.12 km NNW of Communications Hill, California · 14348 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.529 km NE of Soledad, California · 14348 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.64 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.93 km S of Fairview, California · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 14350 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14351 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14351 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.22 km N of Ashland, California · 14352 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14352 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.520 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14353 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14353 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101826. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.