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M2.3 earthquake 4km SE of Heber, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4km SE of Heber, California on Sat, Dec 29, 2001, 7:43 PM PST (03:43 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-30 03:43:54 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.711° N, 115.501° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.58
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 9043 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.114km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9042 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.014km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9042 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.414km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9042 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.016km N of Ocotillo Wells, California · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.014km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9042 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.514km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9041 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.713km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.514km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9041 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.112km N of Ocotillo Wells, California · 9041 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9040 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.24km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9040 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.94km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.716km SW of Oasis, California · 9039 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.460km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.911km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.112km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.314km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.311km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.211km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.89km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.86km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.910km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.510km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.312km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.511km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.313km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.812km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.412km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 3.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.615km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.115km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.413km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.515km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.013km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.813km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 3.012km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.413km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 3.414km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.210km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.813km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.712km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.310km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.213km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 3.513km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.524km ESE of Julian, CA · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 3.312km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 3.211km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 3.614km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 3.212km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9039 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.010km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.74km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.53km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.010km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.013km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.211km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.34km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.415km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.810km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.26km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.49km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.59km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.38km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.38km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.810km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.69km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.35km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.19km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9045 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, CA · 9047 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9741189. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.