M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Interlaken, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Apr 18, 1990, 7:05 AM PDT

UTC

1990-04-18 14:05:02 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.965° N, 121.678° 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

99°

Stations used

24

• Interlaken, CaliforniaPopulation 7,321. Forecast5 kmENE
• Watsonville, CaliforniaPopulation 53,628. Forecast9 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast32 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast449 kmNW

After

1. 2.84 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:06 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.35 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:07 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.14 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:07 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.14 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:10 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.32 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:12 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.92 km NE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:18 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.15 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:19 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.05 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:33 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.92 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:38 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.43 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:50 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
11. 4.03 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:52 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.23 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:57 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.03 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:07 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 4.45 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:28 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 4.05 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:36 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
16. 5.14 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:46 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 3.65 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:48 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:49 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.54 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:50 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.55 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:51 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.03 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 8:57 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:02 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.74 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:03 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.94 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:05 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
25. 3.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:06 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.93 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:09 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
27. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:15 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
28. 3.95 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:19 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.54 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:27 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 9:56 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
31. 3.04 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 10:27 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.94 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 10:59 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
33. 1.76 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 11:12 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.84 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 12:04 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.13 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 12:09 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.04 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 12:13 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
37. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 12:25 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
38. 1.63 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 1:22 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.15 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 1:27 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.78 km SSE of Pescadero, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 1:48 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
41. 1.91 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 2:01 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
42. 1.56 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 2:14 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
43. 2.93 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 2:28 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.34 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 2:34 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.41 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 2:53 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
46. 1.77 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 3:55 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.73 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 4:04 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
48. 1.82 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 4:08 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:05 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
50. 1.92 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 7:55 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
51. 1.93 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 10:04 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
52. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 10:19 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
53. 1.66 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 11:51 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
54. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 11:54 PM PDT · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
55. 2.12 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 12:01 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.13 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 4:21 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
57. 2.83 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 5:51 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.13 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 5:54 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.32 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 7:00 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
60. 3.62 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 7:07 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

1. 5.45 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 6:53 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
2. 4.94 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 6:41 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 4.74 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 6:38 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
4. 4.33 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 6:37 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Apr 17, 8:25 PM PDT · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Apr 17, 4:23 PM PDT · 13318 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.57 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Apr 17, 2:26 PM PDT · 13318 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.54 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 17, 5:47 AM PDT · 13318 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
9. 1.67 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 16, 8:26 PM PDT · 13318 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
10. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 16, 1:56 PM PDT · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 16, 6:13 AM PDT · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 15, 11:26 PM PDT · 13319 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 15, 11:10 PM PDT · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
14. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 15, 8:15 PM PDT · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Apr 15, 4:18 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.11 km NNW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 15, 1:09 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 14, 6:28 PM PDT · 13320 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Apr 14, 5:31 PM PDT · 13321 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.67 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 14, 3:47 PM PDT · 13321 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Apr 14, 9:52 AM PDT · 13321 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc156478. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.