California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km WSW of Heber, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Heber, CA on Mon, Nov 10, 1986, 7:22 AM PST (15:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-11-10 15:22:02 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.687° N, 115.661° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km WSW of Heber, CA · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.117km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.410km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14572 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.59km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14572 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.817km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.569km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.917km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.338km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.013km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14569 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.713km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14569 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.88km N of Imperial, CA · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.81km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.236km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.88km SW of Salton City, CA · 14564 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.732km SE of Campo, CA · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.815km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14563 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.38km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14563 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.94km W of Brawley, CA · 14563 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14563 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.212km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14563 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.112km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.612km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14562 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.029km SE of Campo, CA · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14562 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.86km SSE of Niland, CA · 14562 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.05km SSE of Niland, CA · 14562 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14561 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.912km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.07km N of Imperial, CA · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.653km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14559 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.524km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.110km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14558 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.49km NE of Calexico, CA · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.513km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.613km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14556 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.513km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14555 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.35km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14555 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.010km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14554 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.310km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14554 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14553 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.811km W of Niland, CA · 14552 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.25km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.412km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14550 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.023km ESE of Julian, CA · 14547 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.712km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14547 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.624km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14546 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.712km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14546 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.421km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.72km E of Brawley, CA · 14545 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 3.044km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.333km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.514km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14573 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.813km WSW of Heber, CA · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.711km SW of El Centro, CA · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.013km WSW of Heber, CA · 14573 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.88km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14573 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.17km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.614km WSW of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14574 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.712km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14574 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.717km SW of Oasis, CA · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.212km W of Heber, CA · 14574 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14575 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.812km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14575 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14575 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.329km SE of Campo, CA · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.911km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14576 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.517km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14577 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.914km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14577 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.212km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.513km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.