Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

June 4, 1999


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, May 27 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, June 3 (PDT). During this period, we detected and analysed 219 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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 5/28  1:53 pm  36  2.1  117 34.8  2.0  21 mi. NNW of Trona, CA      
 5/29  2:05 am  36 17.0  118 19.5  2.3  20 mi. S of Mt. Whitney, CA  
 5/29  2:31 am  34  0.5  116 48.3  2.3  6 mi. N of Cabazon, CA       
 5/29  9:17 am  33 37.8  116 42.9  2.6  5 mi. NNW of Anza, CA        
 5/29 11:09 am  34 20.1  116 27.8  2.1  15 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA 
 5/29  3:25 pm  34 28.2  116 30.3  2.4  24 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA 
 5/29 10:36 pm  34 58.3  117  1.7  2.3  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA       
 5/29 10:51 pm  36 17.0  118 19.8  2.0  20 mi. S of Mt. Whitney, CA  
 5/29 11:13 pm  34 58.2  117  1.7  2.2  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA       
 5/30 12:37 am  34 58.3  117  1.5  2.5  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA       
 5/30  1:40 am  33  0.1  117 45.9  2.0  25 mi. WSW of Oceanside, CA  
 5/30  2:15 am  36 16.9  118 19.8  2.1  20 mi. S of Mt. Whitney, CA  
 5/30  2:42 am  34 58.4  117  1.5  2.2  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA       
 5/30  5:15 am  34  0.6  118 12.5  3.5  2 mi. SW of East Los Angeles, CA 
 5/30  5:20 am  34  0.8  118 12.9  3.1  2 mi. WSW of East Los Angeles, CA
                                        FELT throughout Los Angeles Basin
 5/30  5:21 am  34  1.3  118 12.9  2.0  2 mi. WSW of East Los Angeles, CA
 5/30  5:29 am  34  0.6  118 11.7  2.8  2 mi. SW of East Los Angeles, CA 
 5/30  9:06 am  33  3.5  117 45.6  2.1  26 mi. SSW of San Clemente, CA   
 5/30  9:23 am  34 25.8  118 25.5  2.4  6 mi. ENE of Newhall, CA         
 5/30  9:58 am  35 46.5  117 37.6  2.2  10 mi. NNE of Ridgecrest, CA     
 5/30  3:44 pm  34  2.3  116 21.6  2.6  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 5/30  6:52 pm  35 14.9  119 15.6  2.8  13 mi. NE of Taft, CA            
 5/30  8:07 pm  34 58.3  117  1.4  2.6  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 5/30 10:27 pm  36 16.6  118 19.7  2.8  21 mi. S of Mt. Whitney, CA      
 5/31 12:50 am  34 58.9  116 57.1  2.6  7 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA         
 5/31  1:08 am  36 16.5  118 19.4  2.1  21 mi. S of Mt. Whitney, CA      
 5/31  1:29 am  34 58.2  117  1.5  2.2  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 5/31  2:50 am  34 58.5  117  1.3  2.3  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 5/31  2:51 am  34 58.3  117  1.5  2.0  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 5/31  9:32 am  35  1.6  119  0.1  2.3  3 mi. WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA   
 5/31 10:19 am  34 58.2  117  1.4  2.3  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 5/31  2:12 pm  34 15.9  116 26.3  2.3  10 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA     
 5/31  2:17 pm  34 15.9  116 26.4  2.2  10 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA     
 5/31  2:22 pm  34  3.0  116  4.7  2.1  6 mi. SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 5/31  8:17 pm  33 49.3  117 39.0  2.2  6 mi. SW of Corona, CA           
 5/31  8:51 pm  33 52.2  117 50.8  2.4  2 mi. WSW of Yorba Linda, CA     
 5/31 10:09 pm  33 14.2  116  5.3  2.3  6 mi. NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA  
 6/1   5:39 am  33 28.9  116 30.0  2.1  11 mi. ESE of Anza, CA           
 6/1   5:40 am  35 58.4  115 42.8  3.3  31 mi. E of Shoshone, CA         
 6/1   8:18 am  32 22.5  115 14.5  4.9  25 mi. SE of Calexico, CA        
                                        FELT in Imperial Valley
 6/1   8:35 am  32 26.0  115 13.9  2.6  22 mi. SE of Calexico, CA        
 6/1  10:49 am  32 23.0  115 13.3  2.5  25 mi. SE of Calexico, CA        
 6/1  10:58 am  35 52.9  115 47.3  3.2  27 mi. ESE of Shoshone, CA       
 6/1   1:29 pm  32 22.8  115 13.2  2.6  25 mi. SE of Calexico, CA        
 6/1   9:34 pm  34 58.0  117  1.7  2.0  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 6/1  11:57 pm  34  2.3  116 21.4  2.2  7 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 6/1  11:59 pm  32 28.8  115 22.2  2.5  14 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA       
 6/2   3:17 am  36 16.6  118 18.8  2.2  21 mi. S of Mt. Whitney, CA      
 6/2   3:09 pm  33  1.5  115 59.3  2.8  11 mi. SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA  
 6/3   2:18 am  34 58.1  117  1.6  2.7  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 6/3   6:52 am  34 57.8  117  1.8  2.4  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 6/3   6:56 am  34 57.7  117  1.7  2.0  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 6/3   7:37 am  33  0.3  116  4.4  2.0  10 mi. SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA 
 6/3   9:33 am  34  4.0  116 21.9  3.7  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA
                                        FELT in Yucca Valley
 6/3   9:34 am  34  4.5  116 21.9  2.3  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA     
 6/3   9:35 am  34 58.2  117  1.6  2.5  5 mi. N of Barstow, CA           
 6/3  11:12 am  34  4.5  116 22.1  2.0  5 mi. SW of Joshua Tree, CA      
 6/3  11:15 am  32 42.9  115 55.7  2.0  4 mi. ESE of Ocotillo, CA        
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