California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10km SW of Heber, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10km SW of Heber, CA on Fri, Dec 14, 1979, 8:10 PM PST (04:10 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14km N of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-15 04:10:33 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.674° N, 115.619° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17077 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17077 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.25km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17077 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.21km ESE of Brawley, CA · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.113km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.54km NNE of El Centro, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.510km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.45km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.14km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.34km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.27km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.35km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.76km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.35km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.312km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17074 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17072 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17072 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.517km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.55km NE of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.66km NE of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.63km N of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.96km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17070 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.96km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17070 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.63km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17068 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CA · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.68km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.37km SSW of Salton City, CA · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 3.17km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17067 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.07km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.514km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.410km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17066 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.710km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17066 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.87km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.88km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17065 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.52km SW of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.35km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.52km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17065 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.910km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 17064 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.29km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.810km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17064 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.64km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17063 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.68km S of Holtville, CA · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17063 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354571. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.