M1.7 earthquake 2 km N of Interlaken, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Mar 29, 1990, 7:04 PM PST

UTC

1990-03-30 03:04:19 UTC

Depth

13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.977° N, 121.734° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

44

• Interlaken, CaliforniaPopulation 7,321. Forecast3 kmN
• Watsonville, CaliforniaPopulation 53,628. Forecast8 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast34 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast453 kmNW

After

1. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 4:39 AM PST · 13336 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.86 km WNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 9:08 AM PST · 13336 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 10:19 AM PST · 13336 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.63 km W of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 12:15 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.92 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 2:11 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 5:28 PM PST · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 12:51 AM PST · 13334 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 4:38 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 6:52 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 10:05 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.73 km SW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 1:40 PM PDT · 13334 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.635 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 7:44 PM PDT · 13334 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Apr 2, 6:34 AM PDT · 13333 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.122 km WNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Apr 2, 4:38 PM PDT · 13333 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.021 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 12:14 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 3:01 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 4:45 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 11:34 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 11:37 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 11:27 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
21. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 12:58 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 3:51 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.93 km SW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 8:22 PM PDT · 13330 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
24. 1.72 km NNW of Seacliff, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 9:04 PM PDT · 13330 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.44 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Apr 5, 12:31 AM PDT · 13330 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
26. 1.62 km SW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaThu, Apr 5, 1:41 AM PDT · 13330 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
27. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 5, 9:46 AM PDT · 13330 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
28. 1.51 km WSW of Freedom, CaliforniaThu, Apr 5, 6:11 PM PDT · 13330 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 6, 5:05 PM PDT · 13329 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.81 km S of Alamo, CaliforniaFri, Apr 6, 6:36 PM PDT · 13329 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 12:17 AM PDT · 13328 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
32. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 1:30 AM PDT · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
33. 1.816 km NW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 2:21 AM PDT · 13328 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
34. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 3:02 AM PDT · 13328 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
35. 4.01 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 1:08 PM PDT · 13328 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
36. 1.62 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 2:45 PM PDT · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.81 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 2:49 PM PDT · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
38. 1.98 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.61 km WSW of Diablo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 9:13 AM PDT · 13327 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.51 km WSW of Diablo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 9:14 AM PDT · 13327 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.41 km W of Diablo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 10:41 AM PDT · 13327 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.53 km NW of Diablo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 3:54 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 4:46 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
44. 1.82 km NW of Diablo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 6:00 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.816 km S of Davenport, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 7:30 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
46. 2.31 km WNW of Diablo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 9:24 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 12:07 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
48. 2.93 km NNW of Seacliff, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 1:09 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
49. 2.25 km WSW of Davenport, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 2:39 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
50. 2.75 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 3:48 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
51. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 4:52 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.15 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 5:33 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.35 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 5:35 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 11:35 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
55. 3.03 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 12:46 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.03 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 2:34 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.05 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 6:41 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 7:18 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 8:18 PM PDT · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
60. 3.62 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 9, 8:28 PM PDT · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 1.616 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 4:17 PM PST · 13337 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.62 km SW of Loyola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 11:47 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 9:02 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.529 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 6:10 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.44 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 2:51 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.94 km W of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 1:14 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 6:34 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.0Central CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 8:05 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 5:59 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.2Central CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 3:05 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 2:59 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.13 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 10:23 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
13. 2.43 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 10:12 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
14. 3.63 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 10:08 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.216 km WNW of Davenport, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 9:04 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 3:40 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 3:19 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.810 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 7:45 PM PST · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 8:18 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.710 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 5:53 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154996. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.