Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

Kate Hutton , Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones, U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology

January 21, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, January 13 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, January 20 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 465 earthquakes. Click here to see a map.

The table below lists the quakes during the past week that were M2.0 or larger in the central part of the coverage area. Times are local times; if you want Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hrs to the Pacific Daylight Time or 8 hrs to the Pacific Standard Time listed.

Date  Time      Lat.     Long.     Mag. Descriptive location
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 1/13 10:31 pm  34 17.3  118 31.0  2.0  1 mi. NW of Granada Hills, CA     
 1/13 10:44 pm  32  5.2  114 56.5  2.7  46 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ            
 1/14 12:32 am  32  5.5  114 57.1  2.6  46 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ            
 1/14 12:55 am  33 30.2  116 33.8  2.1  7 mi. ESE of Anza, CA             
 1/14  1:11 am  34 37.7  116 17.2  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14  3:04 am  32  9.3  116 31.5  3.0  40 mi. SE of San Ysidro, CA       
 1/14  3:04 am  34 36.9  116 17.1  2.4  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14  3:05 am  33 10.2  115 35.3  2.4  2 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA     
 1/14  3:07 am  33 13.2  115 33.3  2.0  2 mi. WSW of Niland, CA           
 1/14  3:41 am  33 11.0  115 36.2  2.1  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
 1/14  6:27 am  34 51.2  116 23.8  2.4  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 1/14  7:27 am  34 42.8  116 17.6  2.3  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14  7:30 am  34 36.0  116 17.9  2.0  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14  8:35 am  36  3.4  117 51.9  2.1  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA      
 1/14 10:17 am  34 41.7  116 21.5  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14 10:30 am  32 43.8  115 56.2  2.4  3 mi. E of Ocotillo, CA           
 1/14 12:00 pm  33 21.2  116 21.7  2.5  6 mi. N of Borrego Springs, CA    
 1/14  3:30 pm  34 26.3  116 15.2  2.5  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14  6:03 pm  34 31.4  116 17.3  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/14  8:45 pm  34 26.8  116 13.4  2.3  22 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
 1/15  1:23 am  34 40.0  116 18.3  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  1:42 am  34 40.1  116 17.7  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  2:19 am  34 35.0  116 15.9  2.0  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  6:24 am  34 41.2  116 21.0  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  7:10 am  34 43.3  116 17.7  2.4  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  7:21 am  33  9.7  115 35.6  2.2  2 mi. ESE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
 1/15  9:16 am  34 40.1  116 20.2  3.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15 10:33 am  34 34.6  116 17.4  2.5  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  1:49 pm  34 51.7  116 23.3  2.4  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 1/15  2:10 pm  34 48.6  116 17.5  2.2  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 1/15  2:27 pm  36  8.3  118  2.5  2.0  8 mi. NW of Coso Junction, CA     
 1/15  4:57 pm  34 41.8  116 18.2  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 1/15  6:08 pm  32 37.5  116  9.1  2.1  11 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA         
 1/15  9:22 pm  33  0.8  118 32.4  2.3  3 mi. ESE of San Clemente Is., CA 
 1/15 10:59 pm  34 26.3  116 15.5  2.6  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 1/15 11:06 pm  34 38.1  116 19.9  2.3  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 1/15 11:29 pm  32 32.4  115 15.8  2.4  16 mi. ESE of Calexico, CA           
 1/16  2:50 am  34  6.3  117  0.6  2.1  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA             
 1/16  5:54 am  34 49.4  116 22.6  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA              
 1/16 10:14 am  34 26.3  116 15.3  2.7  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 1/16 11:23 am  33 31.9  117 52.3  2.2  5 mi. W of Laguna Beach, CA          
 1/16 11:29 am  34 38.1  116 16.4  2.4  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 1/16 12:27 pm  34 26.7  116 14.8  2.2  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 1/16  1:38 pm  34 18.8  116 51.3  2.4  3 mi. N of Big Bear City, CA         
 1/16  5:57 pm  34 27.1  116 15.7  2.2  22 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 1/16  6:21 pm  34 43.7  116 17.8  2.3  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA              
 1/16  6:28 pm  34  4.7  118 54.0  2.1  3 mi. NE of Leo Carrillo State Beach, CA
 1/16  8:48 pm  34 27.2  116 13.2  2.3  22 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA      
 1/17 12:10 am  32 28.8  115 27.0  2.4  13 mi. S of Calexico, CA           
 1/17 12:39 am  33 58.8  116 58.0  2.2  3 mi. N of Beaumont, CA            
 1/17  2:26 am  32 29.6  115 27.2  2.1  12 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA         
 1/17  3:23 am  32 28.8  115 27.0  2.7  13 mi. S of Calexico, CA           
 1/17  7:56 am  34 40.3  116 17.6  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/17  8:31 am  34 37.0  116 14.3  2.2  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/17 10:43 am  34 27.5  116 14.0  2.3  22 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA      
 1/17  3:10 pm  33 19.5  118 42.7  2.2  21 mi. NNW of San Clemente Is., CA 
 1/17  3:14 pm  33 15.0  118 39.5  2.7  15 mi. NNW of San Clemente Is., CA 
 1/17  4:56 pm  34 21.6  116  8.2  2.1  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
 1/17  8:47 pm  34  9.9  116 25.7  2.0  3 mi. NNE of Yucca Valley, CA      
 1/17 11:54 pm  34 51.7  116 24.2  2.1  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
 1/18 12:06 am  32 58.3  117 47.9  2.4  28 mi. WSW of Oceanside, CA        
 1/18  2:02 am  36 59.5  117 54.7  2.2  20 mi. NE of Independence, CA      
 1/18  4:28 am  32 36.5  116  9.1  2.5  12 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA          
 1/18  6:14 am  34 49.6  116 24.1  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/18  6:14 am  34 39.3  116 20.0  2.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/18  7:50 am  34  2.0  117 17.7  2.2  2 mi. WSW of Loma Linda, CA        
 1/18  7:57 am  34 38.3  116 16.2  2.2  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/18  8:38 am  34 49.1  116 20.9  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/18 10:33 am  34  9.1  117 27.1  2.1  3 mi. NNW of Fontana, CA           
 1/18 12:08 pm  34 23.9  116  8.9  2.5  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
 1/18  3:41 pm  34 48.2  116 23.9  2.3  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/18  4:28 pm  34 48.0  116 23.6  2.1  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/18  7:02 pm  34 52.2  116 20.8  2.5  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/19  1:48 am  34 41.9  116 21.4  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/19  2:03 am  34 34.8  116 15.9  2.2  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/19  4:47 am  34  1.2  116 40.7  2.0  5 mi. WSW of Morongo Valley, CA    
 1/19  4:51 am  34 36.0  116 16.4  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/19  7:08 am  34 35.3  116 16.7  2.2  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/19  7:43 am  34 51.3  116 19.4  2.3  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/19  8:16 am  32  0.4  115 44.7  2.5  48 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA         
 1/19  9:09 am  35 20.5  118 52.3  2.1  7 mi. ESE of Bakersfield, CA       
 1/19 11:51 am  34 41.4  116 17.9  2.9  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/19 11:58 am  34 17.6  116 45.8  2.1  5 mi. ENE of Big Bear City, CA     
 1/19 12:54 pm  34 47.0  116 17.2  2.4  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/19  2:52 pm  34 43.6  116  3.9  2.0  37 mi. S of Baker, CA              
 1/19  5:12 pm  34 48.9  116 19.5  2.5  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/20 12:03 am  34 17.7  116 45.9  3.4  5 mi. ENE of Big Bear City, CA     
                                        FELT in the Big Bear area
 1/20  3:28 am  34 21.6  116 27.9  2.7  16 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA       
 1/20  4:00 am  34 35.1  116 15.5  2.4  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/20  5:45 am  34 32.3  116 18.2  2.6  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/20  6:40 am  34 46.8  116 17.7  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/20  8:01 am  34 48.0  116 19.7  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/20  8:34 am  34 42.5  116 19.1  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/20 10:34 am  34 36.7  116 39.2  2.2  20 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA    
 1/20  3:07 pm  34 40.4  116 21.3  2.4  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/20  3:48 pm  34 50.8  116 21.4  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
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