Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Interlaken, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Interlaken was M 2.6, 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,393 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 151
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 14 km (9 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- Reported felt
- 544 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 2.6 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Interlaken, CA
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Interlaken, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 4 km (3 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 2.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 8
- 2.8 25 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 10
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Interlaken, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 3.0 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 37
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.9 14 km (8 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Interlaken, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 2.0 12 km (8 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 3.0 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Interlaken, CA · felt by 84
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 2.7 25 km (15 mi) E of Interlaken, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
- 3.0 13 km (8 mi) SE of Interlaken, CA · felt by 75
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) E of Interlaken, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Interlaken time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Interlaken are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Interlaken; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Interlaken; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 16 km NW of Interlaken
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 20 km NNE of Interlaken
- 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 45 km WSW of Interlaken
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 39 km N of Interlaken
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 40 km N of Interlaken
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Zayante-Vergeles fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Sargent fault, 8 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Watsonville 5 km · Corralitos 8 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 9 km · Aromas 11 km · Day Valley 15 km · Gilroy 16 km · San Martin 18 km · Prunedale 20 km
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