California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km ESE of Interlaken, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Interlaken, California on Mon, Sep 16, 2002, 1:53 PM PDT (20:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-09-16 20:53:44 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.941° N, 121.681° 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
54°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 8784 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSW of Tracy, California · 8783 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8783 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 8782 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 8781 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8781 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.78 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 8779 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.02 km NE of San Leandro, California · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.68 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 8779 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 8778 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8778 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 8777 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.96 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8777 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8776 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 79
  19. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.513 km N of Hollister, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.311 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 136
  23. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8776 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.811 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.210 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.410 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 8775 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8774 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.819 km NNE of King City, California · 8774 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.64 km NE of San Leandro, California · 8774 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.83 km NE of San Leandro, California · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.16 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8772 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.510 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8771 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.820 km NNE of King City, California · 8769 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.41 km E of Ridgemark, California · 8768 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 8767 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.511 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.29 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.7Northern California · 8765 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 8764 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 3.01 km ENE of Aromas, California · 8763 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.74 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8763 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.75 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8763 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8762 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.632 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.89 km NE of Milpitas, California · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.39 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 8760 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.79 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 8760 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.66 km S of Blackhawk, California · 8760 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.11 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 8759 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8785 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 8785 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8785 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8787 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.73 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 8788 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 8788 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 8789 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.610 km E of Big Sur, California · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8789 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.73 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 8790 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.89 km SSW of Tracy, California · 8790 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.33 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 8790 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.57 km SSW of Tracy, California · 8790 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 8791 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.16 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 8791 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.28 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.98 km NE of Milpitas, California · 8792 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21245609. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.