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M1.5 earthquake 8km E of Heber, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km E of Heber, CA on Mon, Jan 14, 2002, 12:23 AM PST (08:23 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-14 08:23:10 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.737° N, 115.442° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.410km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.18km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.115km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.06km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9027 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.75km WNW of El Centro, California · 9027 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.93km WNW of El Centro, CA · 9027 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9027 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9027 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9027 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9027 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.911km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9027 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.814km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.718km W of Imperial, CA · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.469km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.08km WSW of Salton City, CA · 9025 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.513km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.87km NNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.612km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.912km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.912km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.725km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9024 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.814km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.311km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.814km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.311km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9024 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.910km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9023 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 9023 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.61km SW of El Centro, California · 9023 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.87km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.914km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.914km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9023 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.910km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.114km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.89km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.719km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9021 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.19km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9020 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.18km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 9020 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.017km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9019 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.217km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.816km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9019 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.34km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9019 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.810km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9018 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.816km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.217km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9018 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.84km WNW of Calexico, California · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.52km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9018 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.02km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.311km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.311km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.810km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.39km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.06km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.011km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.912km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.08km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.18km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.510km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9030 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.112km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9031 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.214km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9031 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.111km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9031 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.017km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.912km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9032 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9748437. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.