California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NNE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Interlaken, California on Fri, Jan 9, 1987, 10:19 PM PST (06:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km NNE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-10 06:19:20 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.019° N, 121.711° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km S of Los Banos, California · 14486 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.110 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14484 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.26 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14483 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.916 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14483 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14483 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.515 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.97 km NE of Big Sur, California · 14482 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14481 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 14480 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.46 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.96 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.315 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.916 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.24 km N of San Mateo, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.51 km NE of Aromas, California · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.014 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14476 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.722 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14476 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.78 km NW of Davenport, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14473 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.0Northern California · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.5Central California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.317 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 3.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 176.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92369. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.