California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km ESE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Interlaken, California on Sun, Jan 7, 1990, 5:14 PM PST (01:14 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km WSW of Three Rocks, 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
1990-01-08 01:14:57 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.940° N, 121.682° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13418 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13418 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13418 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.58 km SE of Livermore, California · 13418 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.66 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13417 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.81 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13417 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13417 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13417 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13416 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13416 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13416 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13416 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.45 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13416 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13415 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.32 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13415 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13415 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 13415 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.92 km S of Ridgemark, California · 13415 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNE of Soquel, California · 13414 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13414 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13414 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.54 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13414 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.68 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.336 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.735 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.737 km NE of King City, California · 13414 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.835 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.636 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.737 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.713 km SSE of Davenport, California · 13414 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.114 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 13414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.83 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13414 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.536 km NE of King City, California · 13414 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.813 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 13414 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.836 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.635 km NE of King City, California · 13414 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13414 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.54 km NE of Soquel, California · 13414 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13413 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13413 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.74 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.02 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13412 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.48 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13412 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13412 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13412 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.66 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13412 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 13412 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.26 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13412 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13412 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13411 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13411 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13418 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13418 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 13419 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13419 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13419 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.837 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13420 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.06 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13420 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.918 km SW of Pescadero, California · 13420 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.821 km S of Big Sur, California · 13420 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.06 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13420 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 13420 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.68 km SE of Livermore, California · 13420 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13420 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.46 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13421 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.90 km WNW of Los Altos Hills, California · 13421 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.44 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13421 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.17 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc150281. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.