Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

August 27, 1999


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, July 19 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, August 26 (PDT). During this period, we detected and analysed 232 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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 8/19  8:14 pm  32  6.8  114 39.7  2.8  40 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/19  8:40 pm  33  6.3  115 39.3  2.0  4 mi. SSW of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 8/19  9:44 pm  32  4.9  114 41.4  2.5  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/19 10:50 pm  32  2.2  114 39.9  2.8  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/19 11:10 pm  32  7.6  114 38.6  2.7  39 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/20  1:08 am  33 20.1  116 22.4  2.1  5 mi. N of Borrego Springs, CA           
 8/20  6:11 am  32  0.3  114 39.0  2.7  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/20  7:08 am  35 10.2  118 57.0  2.5  7 mi. WSW of Arvin, CA                     
 8/20  8:10 am  32  4.6  114 38.0  2.5  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/20  8:35 am  32  3.5  114 40.2  3.0  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/20  8:44 am  32  5.2  114 38.8  2.7  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/20  4:34 pm  35 19.9  118 37.0  2.1  14 mi. NE of Arvin, CA                     
 8/20  9:04 pm  32 54.3  117 41.8  2.7  27 mi. SW of Oceanside, CA                 
 8/20 10:16 pm  33 30.5  116 30.6  2.3  9 mi. ESE of Anza, CA                      
 8/21 12:29 am  36  0.6  117 47.8  2.2  8 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA             
 8/21 12:37 am  32  5.4  114 37.0  2.5  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  2:43 am  32  3.5  114 38.7  3.0  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  4:25 am  32  2.9  114 41.5  3.6  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  5:02 am  32  4.1  114 40.4  2.8  43 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  5:22 am  32  5.0  114 37.4  2.5  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  5:27 am  34 31.8  118 48.6  2.0  11 mi. NNE of Fillmore, CA                  
 8/21  5:43 am  32  7.7  114 36.4  2.6  39 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  7:50 am  32  3.2  114 38.9  2.7  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21 10:20 am  32  5.0  114 36.5  2.7  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  1:39 pm  32 53.4  117 39.9  2.1  23 mi. W of La Jolla, CA                  
 8/21  1:44 pm  32 55.3  117 40.3  2.3  25 mi. SW of Oceanside, CA                 
 8/21  3:11 pm  32  9.2  114 39.5  2.9  37 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  3:22 pm  32  3.2  114 41.5  3.3  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  5:34 pm  32  3.0  114 39.5  2.7  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  5:38 pm  32  2.9  114 42.1  3.5  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  5:58 pm  35 43.4  118 28.1  2.4  5 mi. N of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
 8/21  6:12 pm  32  0.3  114 39.2  2.8  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21  8:04 pm  32  2.5  114 39.4  2.7  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21 10:16 pm  32  1.2  114 40.7  3.0  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/21 10:32 pm  32  2.8  114 39.9  2.9  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  2:46 am  32  6.2  114 36.8  3.0  41 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  3:32 am  32  7.6  114 38.8  2.5  39 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  4:06 am  32  2.4  114 40.9  2.7  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  7:05 am  34  2.8  116 24.6  2.0  5 mi. SSE of Yucca Valley, CA              
 8/22 11:45 am  32  1.9  114 40.9  2.9  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22 11:47 am  32  0.9  114 40.3  3.0  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22 11:50 am  32  3.2  114 41.3  3.0  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  2:06 pm  32  5.0  115  0.3  2.8  47 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  8:24 pm  32  2.0  114 40.2  3.1  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22  8:30 pm  32  7.7  114 41.5  2.6  39 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/22 11:18 pm  34 36.9  116 38.3  2.0  21 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA            
 8/23  3:03 am  32  5.4  114 36.7  2.8  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/23  9:20 am  35  5.3  118 18.8  2.4  8 mi. ESE of Tehachapi, CA                 
 8/23  3:08 pm  33 38.0  116 43.0  2.3  6 mi. NNW of Anza, CA                      
 8/23  3:30 pm  33 37.8  116 43.0  2.5  5 mi. NNW of Anza, CA                      
 8/23 11:07 pm  35 22.0  118 40.8  2.0  13 mi. NE of Arvin, CA                     
 8/23 11:46 pm  32  4.3  114 40.9  2.5  43 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24 12:25 am  33  8.8  115 38.2  2.3  1 mi. S of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 8/24 12:38 am  33  9.1  115 38.3  2.2  1 mi. S of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 8/24  1:03 am  33 42.6  116 50.0  2.2  7 mi. WSW of Idyllwild, CA                 
 8/24  1:19 am  32  3.7  114 39.5  3.0  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  1:35 am  35  4.8  118 59.1  2.3  5 mi. NNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA             
 8/24  3:35 am  32 59.0  117 48.4  2.5  28 mi. WSW of Oceanside, CA                 
 8/24  4:26 am  32 45.0  115 25.9  2.1  6 mi. NNE of Calexico, CA                  
 8/24  6:04 am  31 58.8  114 43.4  4.7  49 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
                                        FELT in the Yuma area
 8/24  6:15 am  32  0.1  114 38.1  2.5  48 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  6:17 am  32  0.4  114 39.2  3.1  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  6:43 am  32  1.1  114 40.1  2.9  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  6:57 am  35 43.9  118 28.0  2.4  6 mi. N of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
 8/24  7:51 am  32  7.1  114 37.3  2.8  40 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  9:14 am  32  0.1  114 42.4  3.7  48 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  9:24 am  32  2.7  114 40.3  3.0  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24 10:04 am  32  2.2  114 43.1  2.8  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  1:48 pm  32  1.3  114 38.5  2.6  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  1:52 pm  32  5.1  114 42.3  2.9  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  2:20 pm  32  1.8  114 40.0  2.6  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  2:34 pm  32  3.4  114 40.3  2.8  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  3:49 pm  32  5.7  114 39.2  2.7  41 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  4:26 pm  31 55.9  114 38.2  2.7  52 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  5:15 pm  32  2.4  114 39.8  2.5  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  5:25 pm  32  1.8  114 39.9  3.4  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  5:29 pm  35 44.5  118 27.8  2.1  7 mi. N of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
 8/24  5:49 pm  35 49.0  117 38.5  2.1  13 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA                
 8/24  6:27 pm  32  6.7  114 41.0  2.6  40 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  8:29 pm  32  1.0  114 39.5  2.7  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  8:31 pm  32  3.0  114 38.7  2.5  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  9:12 pm  32  4.9  114 38.7  2.7  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  9:16 pm  32  4.8  114 39.9  2.7  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24  9:17 pm  32  0.8  114 40.1  2.6  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/24 10:02 pm  32  0.6  114 40.5  2.5  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25 12:04 am  32  3.5  114 41.9  3.2  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25 12:07 am  33 18.4  116 55.5  2.0  4 mi. SW of Palomar Observatory, CA       
 8/25  2:44 am  32  1.1  114 42.6  2.9  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  3:12 am  32  5.8  114 41.9  2.7  41 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  3:42 am  32  1.5  114 39.3  2.9  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  4:04 am  32  5.2  114 36.3  2.4  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  4:06 am  33 18.0  116 10.1  2.0  11 mi. N of Ocotillo Wells, CA            
 8/25  5:56 am  32 46.0  115 31.7  2.0  2 mi. SE of El Centro, CA                 
 8/25  6:24 am  33 29.0  116 30.4  2.0  10 mi. ESE of Anza, CA                      
 8/25  8:55 am  32  3.2  114 42.2  2.7  44 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25 11:32 am  35 41.2  118 27.4  2.1  3 mi. N of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
 8/25 11:37 am  32  0.9  114 40.2  2.2  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25 11:38 am  32  1.6  114 40.1  3.0  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25 11:41 am  32  1.2  114 42.5  3.5  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  1:27 pm  32  6.0  114 39.3  3.1  41 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  2:17 pm  32  1.8  114 39.4  2.9  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  8:31 pm  32  2.7  114 38.7  2.7  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/25  9:37 pm  32  5.7  114 36.3  2.5  41 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26 12:41 am  32  5.0  114 36.3  2.8  42 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26  1:12 am  32  4.4  114 41.2  3.0  43 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26  5:14 am  33 29.1  116 30.4  2.9  10 mi. ESE of Anza, CA                      
 8/26  5:54 am  33 58.6  116 19.6  2.0  11 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA               
 8/26 11:12 am  32  2.1  114 38.7  3.0  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26 11:15 am  32  2.8  114 39.7  2.8  45 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26 11:17 am  32  2.0  114 39.5  3.2  46 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26  1:03 pm  32  0.6  114 38.6  2.9  47 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                      
 8/26  3:28 pm  33 40.4  117  0.8  2.2  5 mi. SSW of Hemet, CA                     
 8/26  3:52 pm  33 37.0  116 41.3  2.2  4 mi. NNW of Anza, CA                      
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