Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

May 21, 1999


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, May 13 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, May 20 (PDT). During this period, we detected and analysed 422 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      Lat.     Long.     Mag. Descriptive location
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 5/13  9:21 pm  34 13.4  117  3.6  2.0  2 mi. ENE of Running Springs, CA
 5/14 12:54 am  34  3.7  116 22.0  4.9  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 12:56 am  34  3.4  116 22.3  2.5  6 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14 12:58 am  34  1.8  116 22.3  3.1  7 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14 12:59 am  34  3.8  116 22.4  3.5  5 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14  1:00 am  34  2.3  116 21.7  2.8  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:01 am  34  4.1  116 20.8  2.0  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:01 am  34  4.1  116 22.2  3.1  5 mi. SW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/14  1:02 am  34  1.9  116 21.2  3.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:03 am  34  2.1  116 21.7  2.4  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:05 am  34  3.5  116 21.9  2.3  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:06 am  34  2.8  116 22.0  2.7  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:09 am  34  1.3  116 21.3  3.1  8 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:10 am  34  2.1  116 22.0  3.0  7 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14  1:12 am  34  2.0  116 22.2  2.5  7 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14  1:12 am  34  0.9  116 20.3  2.0  8 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA      
 5/14  1:13 am  34  1.9  116 21.9  3.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:18 am  34  4.6  116 22.3  3.5  5 mi. SW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/14  1:19 am  34  1.9  116 20.9  2.7  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:19 am  34  4.6  116 22.5  2.4  4 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14  1:22 am  34  1.7  116 21.3  3.9  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:23 am  34  4.2  116 21.8  2.5  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:24 am  34  2.0  116 21.4  2.7  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:25 am  34  2.5  116 20.9  2.4  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:25 am  34  2.3  116 21.8  2.7  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:27 am  34  2.2  116 21.5  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:27 am  34  3.3  116 21.0  2.5  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:40 am  34  2.3  116 21.7  3.4  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:49 am  34  2.0  116 22.0  2.9  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:50 am  34  2.6  116 21.7  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:51 am  34  2.6  116 21.2  2.5  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:51 am  34  2.0  116 21.9  3.8  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:56 am  34  2.9  116 22.0  2.7  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  1:57 am  34  2.5  116 21.7  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:14 am  34  2.5  116 21.2  2.6  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:15 am  34  2.0  116 21.4  2.5  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:17 am  34  2.1  116 21.4  2.8  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:19 am  34  1.8  116 21.3  3.1  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:21 am  34  3.1  116 21.0  2.4  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:31 am  34  2.2  116 21.6  3.4  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:33 am  34  2.3  116 21.5  2.3  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:37 am  34  1.6  116 21.1  2.5  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:46 am  34  2.0  116 20.9  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  2:58 am  34  3.8  116 22.1  3.1  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:05 am  34  2.3  116 21.4  2.5  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:11 am  34  2.3  116 21.4  2.5  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:29 am  34  2.9  116 22.1  3.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:29 am  34  4.1  116 21.8  3.2  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:31 am  34  1.7  116 21.1  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:33 am  34  2.8  116 21.8  2.9  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:36 am  34  2.3  116 22.2  2.9  6 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14  3:39 am  34  1.9  116 21.3  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:39 am  34  2.3  116 21.1  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:48 am  34  2.5  116 21.6  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:52 am  34  2.0  116 21.6  4.2  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:54 am  34  2.1  116 21.6  3.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  3:54 am  34  3.6  116 19.5  2.5  5 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA      
 5/14  3:55 am  34  2.2  116 21.7  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  4:00 am  34  2.9  116 21.7  2.5  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  4:15 am  34  2.3  116 21.4  2.3  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  4:26 am  34  2.8  116 21.7  2.5  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  4:27 am  34  2.5  116 21.5  2.4  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  4:47 am  34  2.1  116 21.0  2.3  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  5:13 am  34  2.2  116 21.5  2.1  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  5:20 am  34  2.5  116 21.3  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  5:22 am  34  2.9  116 21.6  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  5:24 am  34  2.6  116 21.8  2.5  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  5:31 am  34  2.9  116 21.5  2.2  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  5:37 am  34  2.8  116 21.7  2.2  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  7:16 am  34  1.9  116 21.3  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  7:58 am  34  3.2  116 21.7  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14  8:00 am  32 57.7  117 39.7  2.2  22 mi. SW of Oceanside, CA      
 5/14  9:14 am  34  3.2  116 21.9  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 10:03 am  34  2.5  116 21.4  2.8  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 10:15 am  34  3.8  116 22.4  2.9  5 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA    
 5/14 10:30 am  34  2.2  116 21.4  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 10:40 am  36  4.9  117 51.8  2.0  5 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA  
 5/14 11:01 am  34  2.4  116 22.0  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 11:52 am  34  2.5  116 20.9  2.1  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 12:11 pm  34  2.6  116 21.4  2.2  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 12:21 pm  34  2.8  116 21.5  2.3  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA    
 5/14 12:38 pm  34 21.0  119 37.5  3.2  6 mi. SE of downtown Santa Barbara, CA
 5/14 12:51 pm  34  2.5  116 21.6  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14 12:54 pm  34  4.6  116 22.4  2.3  5 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA   
 5/14  2:20 pm  34  2.5  116 21.4  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  2:21 pm  34  5.0  116 22.5  2.6  4 mi. ESE of Yucca Valley, CA  
 5/14  2:59 pm  34  2.8  116 21.4  2.3  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  3:23 pm  34  2.0  116 21.4  2.4  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  3:43 pm  34  2.2  116 21.2  2.1  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  3:57 pm  34  3.1  116 21.5  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  5:32 pm  34  2.0  116 20.9  2.7  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  5:33 pm  34  2.1  116 20.9  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  5:46 pm  34  3.5  116 22.3  2.1  5 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA   
 5/14  5:48 pm  34  3.2  116 19.6  2.1  5 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/14  5:55 pm  34  2.8  116 21.8  2.2  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  8:23 pm  34  2.7  116 21.7  2.3  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  8:30 pm  34  2.4  116 21.2  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/14  9:33 pm  34  1.8  116 21.4  2.2  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/15  3:48 am  34  4.0  116 22.3  2.6  5 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA   
 5/15  3:48 am  34  3.9  116 22.4  2.7  5 mi. SE of Yucca Valley, CA   
 5/15  5:21 am  36  7.2  117 52.2  2.3  6 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA  
 5/15  5:22 am  36  7.3  117 52.5  2.2  6 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA  
 5/15  5:27 am  36  7.4  117 52.4  2.1  6 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA  
 5/15  7:11 am  34  2.4  116 21.2  2.1  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/15  8:14 am  34  2.4  116 21.6  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/15  8:36 am  34  2.8  116 21.1  2.8  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
 5/15 10:14 am  32 52.6  118 18.5  2.2  4 mi. NNE of San Clemente Is., CA
 5/15 10:24 am  34  2.7  116 20.4  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/16 12:13 am  34  4.0  116 22.1  2.3  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/16  3:05 am  34  1.6  116 21.1  2.3  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/16  4:31 am  34  2.0  116 21.6  2.2  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/16  7:13 am  34 22.4  116 52.7  2.1  6 mi. SE of Lucerne Valley, CA   
 5/16  8:47 am  32 44.0  115 25.2  2.3  6 mi. NE of Calexico, CA         
 5/16  1:00 pm  33  5.2  115 35.8  2.2  3 mi. NNE of Westmorland, CA     
 5/16  2:37 pm  34  1.9  116 21.2  2.1  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/16  4:54 pm  34 20.0  116 50.1  2.5  4 mi. NNE of Big Bear City, CA   
 5/16  5:14 pm  34  2.7  116 21.9  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/16  5:19 pm  35 49.5  119 44.6  2.8  35 mi. NNE of Simmler, CA        
 5/16  9:58 pm  34  0.9  117 14.6  2.0  2 mi. SSE of Loma Linda, CA      
 5/17  2:39 am  36 33.2  117 49.1  3.1  14 mi. ESE of Lone Pine, CA      
 5/17  2:54 pm  34  1.8  116 21.1  2.4  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/17  3:37 pm  34  2.0  116 21.3  2.2  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/17  4:11 pm  34  1.3  116 20.3  2.5  8 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA       
 5/18  7:06 am  35 34.1  119 44.1  2.5  21 mi. NE of Simmler, CA         
 5/18 12:26 pm  34 18.1  119 58.2  2.5  10 mi. SW of Isla Vista, CA      
 5/18  1:14 pm  35 10.0  119 29.1  2.1  2 mi. NW of Taft, CA             
 5/18  4:10 pm  33 47.3  117 54.3  2.1  2 mi. S of Anaheim, CA           
 5/18  4:53 pm  33 47.2  117 53.9  2.2  2 mi. SSE of Anaheim, CA         
 5/18  6:53 pm  32 35.4  116  9.2  2.2  13 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA        
 5/18  7:59 pm  36  6.9  117 52.4  2.2  6 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA    
 5/19 12:13 am  35 18.7  118 56.9  2.9  5 mi. SE of Bakersfield, CA      
 5/19  4:48 am  34 14.1  116 52.4  2.2  2 mi. SSW of Big Bear City, CA   
 5/19  5:05 am  36 33.9  117 47.5  2.4  15 mi. E of Lone Pine, CA        
 5/19  7:13 am  34  1.8  116 21.1  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/19  7:31 am  34 14.1  116 52.4  2.2  2 mi. SSW of Big Bear City, CA   
 5/19  9:55 am  33 52.9  118 39.1  2.5  10 mi. S of Malibu, CA           
 5/19 10:26 am  33 56.5  116 45.3  2.1  2 mi. NE of Cabazon, CA          
 5/19  4:41 pm  34 60.0  118 51.4  2.5  4 mi. E of Wheeler Ridge, CA     
 5/20  5:46 am  33  9.6  116 27.7  2.2  8 mi. SW of Borrego Springs, CA  
 5/20  6:17 am  34 11.4  119  5.5  2.2  3 mi. WSW of Camarillo, CA       
 5/20 10:46 am  34 59.1  118 51.8  2.1  4 mi. NE of Grapevine, CA        
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