Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

July 10, 1998


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, July 2 through 5 pm on Thursday, July 9. During this period, we detected and analysed 295 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. In the perepheral areas, quakes larger than M2.5 are listed. 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(PDT) Lat.     Long.     Mag. Descriptive location
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 7/2   7:14 pm  36 57.5  117 28.5  2.6  30 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/2   8:34 pm  36 56.0  117 34.5  2.4  32 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/2   8:53 pm  33 59.3  116 59.1  2.3  4 mi. N of Beaumont, CA
 7/2   9:35 pm  36 58.5  117 28.7  2.5  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/2   9:47 pm  36 58.4  117 27.3  2.1  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/2  10:50 pm  36 59.7  117 26.0  2.4  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3  12:08 am  32  1.9  116 16.5  2.5  51 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA
 7/3  12:42 am  36 59.1  117 26.4  3.0  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   1:19 am  36 58.6  117 26.3  2.5  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   1:37 am  36 58.7  117 30.8  3.4  32 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   1:45 am  36 57.1  117 30.7  2.5  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   3:02 am  36 59.1  117 27.1  2.8  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   3:24 am  36 56.9  117 26.9  2.7  29 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   5:10 am  35 45.1  117 37.9  2.0  9 mi. NNE of Ridgecrest, CA
 7/3   5:11 am  36 58.0  117 29.0  2.8  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   5:21 am  36 58.9  117 25.3  2.3  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   7:39 am  36 58.2  117 28.6  2.1  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   8:07 am  36 58.1  117 27.6  2.1  30 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   9:37 am  33 12.2  115 34.2  2.4  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/3  10:35 am  36 57.8  117 28.7  3.2  30 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3  10:37 am  36 58.6  117 26.8  2.5  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3  10:45 am  36 58.1  117 26.6  2.2  29 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3  11:36 am  33 12.0  115 34.0  2.5  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/3  11:37 am  33 16.5  115 59.5  2.3  1 mi. W of Salton City, CA
 7/3  12:00 pm  33 12.0  115 34.0  2.8  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/3  12:11 pm  33 12.0  115 33.9  2.3  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/3  12:24 pm  36 58.2  117 28.5  2.4  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   1:07 pm  33 10.1  115 37.2  2.0  Under Obsidian Butte, CA
 7/3   1:42 pm  36 58.2  117 28.6  2.3  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   2:04 pm  36 59.3  117 25.8  2.4  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   2:14 pm  33 12.2  115 33.2  2.2  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/3   3:18 pm  36 59.1  117 26.8  2.3  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3   3:26 pm  34 26.7  116 29.7  2.0  22 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA
 7/3   4:58 pm  36  5.8  117 35.8  2.2  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA
 7/3   6:46 pm  32 27.8  115 16.3  2.0  19 mi. SE of Calexico, CA
 7/3   7:22 pm  32 28.5  115 15.9  2.0  18 mi. SE of Calexico, CA
 7/3   8:13 pm  32 52.5  118 25.6  3.0  6 mi. NW of San Clemente Is., CA
 7/3   8:19 pm  33  6.0  115 36.6  2.4  4 mi. N of Westmorland, CA
 7/3  10:16 pm  36 59.6  117 26.6  2.4  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3  10:25 pm  36 57.7  117 28.3  2.0  30 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/3  11:00 pm  32 51.9  118 26.1  2.5  6 mi. WNW of San Clemente Is., CA 
 7/3  11:42 pm  33 12.0  115 34.0  2.0  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/4   2:01 am  36  5.7  117 35.7  2.2  20 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA
 7/4   4:15 am  34 37.9  116 40.6  2.0  20 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA
 7/4   4:15 am  34 38.2  116 41.2  3.7  19 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA
 7/4   5:07 am  32 51.8  118 24.4  2.0  4 mi. NW of San Clemente Is., CA
 7/4   7:06 am  36 58.4  117 27.4  2.9  30 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/4   8:12 am  36 58.7  117 27.5  2.2  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/4   8:55 am  36 56.7  117 29.3  2.3  30 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/4  12:53 pm  36 55.9  117 33.5  2.0  32 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/4   1:09 pm  33 56.9  116 20.9  2.0  8 mi. E of Desert Hot Springs, CA
 7/4   2:10 pm  36 23.9  117 26.4  2.3  21 mi. SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/4   6:38 pm  36 58.6  117 28.9  2.6  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5  12:27 am  36 59.9  117 21.9  2.0  29 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   1:00 am  36 56.1  117 33.2  2.4  32 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   1:46 am  33 34.7  118 12.7  2.0  9 mi. SSE of Pt. Fermin, San Pedro, CA
 7/5   2:10 am  34 45.9  117 10.1  2.0  11 mi. SW of Barstow, CA
 7/5   2:20 am  36 58.8  117 30.0  2.5  32 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   2:24 am  36 59.0  117 27.1  2.1  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   8:33 am  36 59.0  117 32.3  2.7  33 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   9:25 am  36 56.4  117 32.5  3.7  31 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   2:27 pm  36 56.4  117 34.1  2.2  32 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/5   3:12 pm  33 40.6  118  0.3  2.1  2 mi. ESE of Bolsa Chica Beach, CA
 7/6  12:13 am  36  4.3  117 50.4  2.0  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/6   3:59 am  34 22.8  116 27.7  2.1  18 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA
 7/6  12:44 pm  32 54.0  115 31.2  2.1  4 mi. SSE of Brawley, CA
 7/6  12:44 pm  32 53.7  115 30.9  2.1  4 mi. SSE of Brawley, CA
 7/6  12:58 pm  32 53.8  115 30.9  2.3  4 mi. SSE of Brawley, CA
 7/6   1:14 pm  32 53.5  115 31.5  2.0  4 mi. S of Brawley, CA
 7/6   6:30 pm  36 54.0  117 44.7  2.1  27 mi. NE of Lone Pine, CA
 7/6   6:54 pm  33 11.0  115 35.8  3.0  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 7/6   7:04 pm  33 11.3  115 35.8  2.7  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 7/6   7:23 pm  33 27.3  116 35.1  2.1  8 mi. SE of Anza, CA
 7/6  10:28 pm  36 60.0  117 25.7  2.9  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/7   3:47 am  36 59.8  117 33.9  2.0  35 mi. NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/7  12:14 pm  33 11.7  115 33.8  3.0  3 mi. SW of Niland, CA
 7/7   1:43 pm  33  9.6  115 35.9  2.2  2 mi. ESE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 7/7   3:39 pm  33 59.3  116 51.1  2.3  4 mi. NNE of Banning, CA
 7/7   4:58 pm  36 59.6  117 25.7  2.4  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA
 7/7   9:55 pm  32 59.0  116 25.1  2.1  12 mi. ESE of Julian, CA
 7/8  12:50 am  36  4.4  117 50.5  2.4  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/8   9:20 am  36  4.4  117 50.4  2.0  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/8   9:46 am  33 10.8  115 36.1  2.4  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 7/8  11:47 am  33  0.6  117 47.4  2.2  30 mi. SSW of San Clemente, CA
 7/8   3:36 pm  35  6.0  118 31.2  2.0  4 mi. WSW of Tehachapi, CA
 7/8   7:52 pm  33 53.0  117 59.2  2.4  3 mi. SSW of La Habra, CA; FELT
 7/8   7:58 pm  33 46.2  116  8.2  2.0  5 mi. NE of Indio, CA
 7/8  10:25 pm  36 32.7  118 16.4  2.1  2 mi. SSE of Mt. Whitney, CA
 7/8  11:40 pm  36  4.4  117 50.5  2.5  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/9  12:28 am  32 31.6  115 14.5  2.0  17 mi. ESE of Calexico, CA
 7/9   4:10 am  36  4.4  117 50.6  2.1  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/9   4:11 am  36  4.4  117 50.5  2.0  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/9   6:45 am  35 49.4  117 39.0  2.7  13 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA
 7/9   7:57 am  36 10.2  117 49.5  2.9  11 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA
 7/9  11:52 am  35  2.6  118 46.7  2.0  9 mi. ENE of Wheeler Ridge, CA
 7/9   4:38 pm  35 47.3  117 39.3  2.1  11 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA