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M 2.4md
Earthquake near Interlaken, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Interlaken in the 24 hours to 5:35 am PST (13:35 UTC). The last one was M 2.5, 15 km (9 mi) SE, at 6:10 am PDT on 26 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 6 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Interlaken
This page: a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded 8 km (5 mi) north of Interlaken, CA, at 4:39 pm PDT on 11 June 2025 (23:39 UTC), 8.7 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 8 km NNE of Interlaken, CA
12 km (7 mi) NNE of Watsonville, CA · 32 km (20 mi) SSE of San Jose, CA
- When
- 4:39 pm PDT on 11 June 2025 ()
- Where
- 8 km (5 mi) north of Interlaken, CA · earthquakes near Interlaken
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (md)
- Depth
- 8.7 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Santa Clara County, 23 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Sargent fault, 2 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 517 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 19 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. In Interlaken, 8 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Watsonville 12 km, intensity II · Gilroy 14 km, intensity II · Morgan Hill 14 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 120 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 120,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 86,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.7× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 120 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 5.1 on 2022-10-25 — about 9,400 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 14 km W of this epicentre
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 13 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 49 km WSW of this epicentre
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 32 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 33 km N of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 37.0183, -121.7200. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County, CA | 23 km (14 mi) | N | earthquakes near Santa Clara County |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 26 km (16 mi) | W | earthquakes near Santa Cruz County |
| Alameda County, CA | 72 km (45 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Alameda County |
| San Benito County, CA | 72 km (45 mi) | SE | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| San Mateo County, CA | 73 km (45 mi) | NW | earthquakes near San Mateo County |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 88 km (54 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Stanislaus County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
46 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.2 3 km NE of Day Valley, CA
- 2.4 9 km ESE of Alum Rock, CA
- 2.2 13 km ESE of Alum Rock, CA
- 1.6 1 km ESE of Aromas, CA
- 2.1 15 km E of Seven Trees, CA
- 1.8 2 km E of Aromas, CA
- 1.7 7 km S of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 12 km SE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.9 14 km SE of Alum Rock, CA
- 2.0 8 km ENE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.4 5 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA
- 1.9 12 km SW of Tres Pinos, CA
- 1.7 11 km ESE of Alum Rock, CA
- 1.5 7 km S of Gilroy, CA
- 2.5 20 km WSW of Gustine, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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