M1.5 earthquake 8km ENE of Heber, CA
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Heber, CA on Mon, Aug 19, 1985, 5:52 AM PDT (12:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 13km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-19 12:52:36 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.762° N, 115.452° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.76km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.53km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15019 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.18km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.88km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.47km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.97km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.58km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.58km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.48km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.310km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.07km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.58km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.97km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.17km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.06km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.27km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.87km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.47km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.312km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.213km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.010km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.711km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.617km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.069km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.321km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15016 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.919km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15014 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.47km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15014 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.621km E of Julian, CA · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15012 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.914km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15011 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.558km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.09km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.47km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.24km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 15009 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.935km SSE of Campo, CA · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.642km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.113km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15008 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
The first 60 of 150.
Before
- 1.516km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15021 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.771km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.169km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.015km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.67km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15021 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15022 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.611km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15024 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.97km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.511km WNW of Niland, CA · 15026 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.51km N of El Centro, CA · 15026 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.75km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15026 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.96km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15027 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.17km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15027 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
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