M2.0 earthquake 9km ENE of Heber, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 9:49 AM PDT

UTC

1985-10-14 16:49:19 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.747° N, 115.437° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

138°

Stations used

0

• Heber, CaliforniaPopulation 4,275. Forecast9 kmENE
• Calexico, CaliforniaPopulation 40,053. Forecast10 kmNE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast13 kmN

After

1. 1.52km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:03 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.32km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:03 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.13km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:04 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:04 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
5. 3.17km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 8:16 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.97km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 10:15 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.57km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 10:26 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.113km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 3:44 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 5:02 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.210km E of Mexicali, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 5:50 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 15, 8:54 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 10:24 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:15 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
14. 2.014km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:58 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:42 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:57 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:57 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:00 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:00 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:05 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
21. 1.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:29 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.78km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:31 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 16, 8:37 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
24. 1.87km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
25. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 17, 12:42 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
26. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 1:52 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
27. 3.27km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 2:49 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
28. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 3:07 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
29. 2.47km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 5:18 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Oct 17, 5:41 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.07km N of Imperial, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:11 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
32. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:36 PM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
33. 2.272km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Oct 18, 4:43 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Oct 18, 12:45 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
35. 2.66km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Oct 18, 3:37 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
36. 2.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Oct 22, 8:27 AM PDT · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Oct 23, 10:23 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
38. 1.68km W of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 14954 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.612km W of Niland, CAThu, Oct 24, 2:43 AM PDT · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
40. 1.616km SSW of Oasis, CAThu, Oct 24, 5:00 AM PDT · 14953 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.711km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 24, 8:46 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Oct 25, 2:40 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
43. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 25, 7:06 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.811km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 26, 8:27 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
45. 3.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Oct 27, 8:45 PM PST · 14949 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
46. 2.56km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 28, 1:39 AM PST · 14949 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
47. 3.13km W of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 30, 12:39 PM PST · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.75km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 31, 1:19 PM PST · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
49. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 31, 4:54 PM PST · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.614km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Nov 1, 12:18 PM PST · 14945 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
51. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Nov 2, 4:22 AM PST · 14944 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.93km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 2, 8:04 AM PST · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.712km WSW of Imperial, CASat, Nov 2, 10:13 AM PST · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.411km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 2, 9:57 PM PST · 14943 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
55. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 2, 10:05 PM PST · 14943 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
56. 1.99km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 3, 5:15 AM PST · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
57. 2.559km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Nov 3, 9:26 AM PST · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.73km W of Brawley, CASun, Nov 3, 3:33 PM PST · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
59. 1.83km SW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:10 AM PST · 14942 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
60. 1.83km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 4, 2:21 AM PST · 14942 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

1. 2.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Oct 14, 8:04 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.615km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 12, 11:01 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Oct 10, 10:00 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.921km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 8, 6:40 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 7, 9:52 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 7, 5:01 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.716km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 7, 2:22 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CASun, Oct 6, 4:37 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CASun, Oct 6, 11:47 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.115km W of Imperial, CASat, Oct 5, 8:36 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.621km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 5, 4:25 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo, CASat, Oct 5, 4:02 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 5, 3:16 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 3, 5:08 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 3, 4:47 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
17. 1.916km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 3, 4:06 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.515km S of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 3, 12:37 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 2, 4:42 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.444km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Oct 1, 6:34 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123705. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.