Kate Hutton ,
Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones,
U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
December 25, 1998
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 Lat. Long. Mag. Descriptive location ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/17 10:03 pm 33 58.2 117 10.2 2.3 5 mi. S of Redlands, CA 12/18 12:19 am 34 9.7 117 22.6 2.1 3 mi. N of Rialto, CA 12/18 12:43 am 32 49.0 115 37.0 2.3 4 mi. WNW of El Centro, CA 12/18 12:51 am 34 21.1 118 41.2 2.2 5 mi. NNE of Simi Valley, CA 12/18 1:38 am 33 38.3 119 4.5 3.9 11 mi. N of Santa Barbara Is., CA 12/18 4:39 am 34 6.6 116 55.3 2.9 5 mi. W of Mt. San Gorgonio, CA 12/18 1:35 pm 32 42.8 115 54.7 2.2 4 mi. ESE of Ocotillo, CA 12/18 5:00 pm 33 20.6 115 43.3 2.4 Under Bombay Beach, CA 12/18 5:00 pm 33 20.8 115 43.3 2.0 Under Bombay Beach, CA 12/18 5:03 pm 33 20.6 115 43.5 2.1 Under Bombay Beach, CA 12/18 5:05 pm 32 4.1 115 25.3 3.2 41 mi. S of Calexico, CA 12/18 5:06 pm 33 20.3 115 43.0 2.5 1 mi. SE of Bombay Beach, CA 12/18 11:17 pm 33 11.5 115 34.6 2.0 3 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA 12/19 12:17 am 34 1.1 117 2.5 2.3 1 mi. SSW of Yucaipa, CA 12/19 12:23 am 33 46.4 118 4.8 2.0 2 mi. NNE of Seal Beach, CA 12/19 12:27 am 33 47.8 118 4.1 2.1 1 mi. SW of Cypress, CA 12/19 6:08 am 34 19.5 116 51.5 2.1 4 mi. N of Big Bear City, CA 12/19 1:50 pm 32 58.3 115 32.6 2.3 Under Brawley, CA 12/19 2:24 pm 32 58.5 115 32.9 2.0 1 mi. NW of Brawley, CA 12/19 2:40 pm 32 58.1 115 33.5 2.0 1 mi. WNW of Brawley, CA 12/19 8:33 pm 35 45.6 116 35.3 2.8 23 mi. SW of Shoshone, CA 12/19 10:40 pm 35 55.4 117 45.4 2.3 13 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA 12/20 5:55 am 32 48.8 115 37.0 2.0 3 mi. WNW of El Centro, CA 12/20 6:23 am 33 30.2 117 55.0 3.2 7 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA 12/20 6:25 am 33 30.5 117 55.4 3.7 7 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA; FELT 12/20 7:12 am 33 30.9 117 55.4 2.3 6 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA 12/20 11:20 am 35 7.5 120 26.0 3.0 11 mi. N of Santa Maria, CA 12/20 2:24 pm 32 57.8 115 32.2 2.2 Under Brawley, CA 12/20 6:18 pm 33 30.8 117 54.9 2.8 7 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA 12/20 7:07 pm 33 31.6 117 55.4 2.3 6 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA 12/20 7:15 pm 33 30.0 117 55.1 2.6 7 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA 12/20 8:05 pm 35 45.6 117 38.7 2.2 9 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA 12/20 10:05 pm 33 8.1 116 1.5 2.2 6 mi. E of Ocotillo Wells, CA 12/20 10:54 pm 34 17.1 119 29.4 2.1 7 mi. SSE of Carpinteria, CA 12/21 1:05 pm 33 23.7 116 59.6 2.4 8 mi. WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA 12/21 1:07 pm 33 23.6 117 0.1 2.6 8 mi. WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA 12/21 1:10 pm 32 4.0 115 24.5 2.6 41 mi. S of Calexico, CA 12/21 2:55 pm 32 40.6 115 48.4 2.7 11 mi. ESE of Ocotillo, CA 12/21 7:59 pm 33 16.5 116 47.7 2.6 3 mi. NW of Lake Henshaw, CA 12/21 8:01 pm 33 16.6 116 47.4 2.5 3 mi. NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA 12/21 9:29 pm 33 29.8 116 33.7 2.9 7 mi. ESE of Anza, CA 12/21 10:54 pm 32 58.3 115 33.4 2.1 1 mi. WNW of Brawley, CA 12/22 12:53 am 32 3.1 115 25.1 2.5 42 mi. S of Calexico, CA 12/22 5:55 am 32 11.1 115 38.9 2.4 34 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA 12/22 7:17 am 36 29.5 117 53.5 2.5 12 mi. SE of Lone Pine, CA 12/22 11:26 am 33 54.2 120 19.1 2.7 9 mi. SSE of San Miguel Is. , CA 12/22 5:40 pm 32 1.6 115 23.9 2.6 44 mi. S of Calexico, CA 12/22 9:03 pm 33 16.6 116 47.3 2.0 3 mi. NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA 12/23 12:29 am 33 34.2 116 28.4 2.1 11 mi. SSW of Palm Desert, CA 12/23 4:13 am 33 26.7 116 22.1 2.1 13 mi. N of Borrego Springs, CA 12/23 6:16 am 35 44.9 117 38.3 2.2 8 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA 12/23 8:00 am 34 22.1 116 28.4 2.0 17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA 12/23 11:10 am 33 9.9 115 39.1 2.3 Under Obsidian Butte, CA 12/23 7:10 pm 32 48.9 115 36.6 2.3 3 mi. WNW of El Centro, CA 12/24 12:54 am 33 23.2 116 20.3 2.8 9 mi. NNE of Borrego Springs, CA 12/24 1:28 am 33 31.2 117 55.4 2.1 6 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA 12/24 2:21 am 36 3.9 117 38.1 2.5 17 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA 12/24 4:49 am 35 9.4 119 9.3 2.1 15 mi. NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 12/24 8:51 am 32 42.8 115 54.8 2.5 4 mi. ESE of Ocotillo, CA 12/24 10:33 am 33 18.7 116 21.3 2.8 4 mi. NNE of Borrego Springs, CA 12/24 2:36 pm 32 44.2 115 30.3 2.1 4 mi. N of Calexico, CA 12/24 3:43 pm 36 5.1 117 35.9 2.5 19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA -----------------------------------------------------------------------------