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M2.1 earthquake 8km NE of Heber, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km NE of Heber, CA on Sun, Apr 14, 2002, 3:52 AM PDT (10:52 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, 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
2002-04-14 10:52:30 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.781° N, 115.464° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.215km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8936 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.315km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.03km NW of Calexico, California · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.617km SE of Julian, CA · 8934 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.533km SSE of Campo, CA · 8931 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8931 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8931 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8931 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.614km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.68km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8930 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.813km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.36km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.29km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.824km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 8927 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8926 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.77km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8925 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8925 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 4.116km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.17km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.010km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.07km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.711km SW of Niland, California · 8923 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.04km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.17km WSW of Ocotillo, California · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.94km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8920 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.113km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8920 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.24km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.54km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.615km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.97km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.92km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8940 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8940 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.812km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.129km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8943 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.15km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.415km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.09km SW of Niland, CA · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9777941. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.