California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2km ENE of Heber, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2km ENE of Heber, CA on Sun, May 12, 2002, 7:24 PM PDT (02:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-13 02:24:42 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.738° N, 115.513° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 8910 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.79km ENE of Imperial, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.82km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.68km SW of Niland, California · 8908 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.73km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.96km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8905 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.76km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8905 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.930km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8903 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.812km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8903 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.815km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.66km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.815km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8902 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.014km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8902 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.816km S of Salton City, CA · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.720km WSW of Westmorland, California · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8901 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8901 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.89km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8901 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.611km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.716km S of Salton City, California · 8900 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8899 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.713km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8896 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8894 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8894 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.89km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 8892 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, California · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.83km W of Brawley, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.815km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8889 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.86km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.731km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8888 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8888 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.77km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8887 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.57km SSW of Ocotillo, California · 8887 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.68km W of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8886 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.24km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8884 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.91km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.51km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8911 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, California · 8911 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.67km ENE of Heber, California · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8911 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8912 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.020km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.810km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8915 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.59km NE of Calexico, California · 8916 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.92km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.97km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13031456. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.