California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ENE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Interlaken, California on Wed, Oct 25, 1989, 4:11 AM PDT (11:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 6 km NE of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-25 11:11:06 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.974° N, 121.652° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km E of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13492 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.34 km NE of Amesti, California · 13492 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.01 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13492 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.533 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13492 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.72 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSE of Los Gatos, California · 13492 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.62 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.87 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.93 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13492 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.83 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.54 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 13492 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.01 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.93 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.72 km NNE of Burlingame, California · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.63 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13492 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.21 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13492 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.14 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.01 km N of Corralitos, California · 13491 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.73 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.17 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13491 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.58 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.017 km NW of Davenport, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.64 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.018 km W of Davenport, California · 13491 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.916 km S of Pescadero, California · 13491 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.76 km NE of Aromas, California · 13491 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.06 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.22 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.80 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.54 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.92 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13491 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.74 km SW of Cupertino, California · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13491 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.73 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.07 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.62 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13491 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.05 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.23 km N of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.76 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.511 km SW of Davenport, California · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.44 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.66 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.09 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13491 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.88 km ENE of Crows Landing, California · 13491 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.76 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13491 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.08 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.75 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.77 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.11 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.77 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.87 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.46 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.57 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.65 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.51 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.86 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.71 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13492 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.97 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13492 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.06 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 13492 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.07 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.06 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.76 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.67 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.50 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.46 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.56 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.85 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13492 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.54 km N of Lompico, California · 13492 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.97 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13492 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc211621. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.