Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

September 24, 1999


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, September 23 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, September 30 (PDT). During this period, we detected and analysed 237 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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 9/23  6:21 pm  32  6.7  114 35.2  2.5  40 mi. S of Yuma, AZ                
 9/23  7:40 pm  35 20.2  118 33.4  2.7  15 mi. NNW of Tehachapi, CA         
 9/23  8:42 pm  36 12.4  117 53.9  3.3  7 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/23  9:08 pm  36 12.8  117 53.5  2.0  7 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/23  9:42 pm  34 19.0  116 50.5  2.1  3 mi. N of Big Bear City, CA        
 9/23 11:30 pm  35 43.8  117 39.9  2.2  7 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA           
 9/24 12:28 am  34 23.3  119 30.2  2.2  1 mi. SE of Carpinteria, CA         
 9/24  7:21 am  36 12.7  117 53.3  2.0  8 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/24  7:21 am  36 12.3  117 53.5  2.8  8 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/24  7:26 am  36 12.3  117 53.0  2.5  8 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/24 10:16 am  34 28.2  116 30.4  2.1  24 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
 9/24 12:30 pm  32 25.3  115 10.6  2.8  25 mi. SE of Calexico, CA           
 9/24 12:57 pm  34 28.2  116 30.5  2.3  24 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
 9/24  1:30 pm  33  3.0  117 12.2  2.1  8 mi. SW of Escondido, CA           
 9/24  1:53 pm  34  0.1  116 19.4  2.0  9 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA          
 9/24  2:42 pm  34 33.2  120 50.5  2.5  11 mi. W of Pt. Arguello, CA        
 9/24  4:18 pm  36 12.7  117 53.5  2.1  7 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/24  6:18 pm  36 12.0  117 53.7  3.0  8 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/25 12:37 am  36  2.1  117 45.5  2.0  10 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA       
 9/25 12:49 am  36  2.1  117 45.5  2.6  10 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA       
 9/25  6:12 am  32 31.1  115 26.9  2.9  10 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA          
 9/25  8:50 am  32 35.7  116  9.2  2.1  13 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA           
 9/25 11:57 pm  34 17.2  118 26.5  2.9  Under Pacoima, CA                   
                                        FELT in San Fernando
 9/26 12:54 am  36 12.2  117 53.4  2.0  8 mi. SE of Olancha, CA             
 9/26  5:36 am  35 44.3  118 27.8  2.1  7 mi. N of town of Lake Isabella, CA
 9/26  7:24 am  35  3.9  119  4.1  2.0  8 mi. WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 
 9/26  7:46 pm  34 33.5  120 47.8  2.3  8 mi. W of Pt. Arguello, CA    
 9/26  7:50 pm  34 21.9  116 27.6  2.1  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA   
 9/26  9:37 pm  36 37.7  118 11.3  2.2  6 mi. ENE of Mt. Whitney, CA   
 9/26 10:07 pm  34 23.6  119 27.8  2.2  3 mi. E of Carpinteria, CA     
 9/27  6:20 am  33 40.8  116 45.1  2.2  4 mi. SSW of Idyllwild, CA     
 9/27  8:28 am  36 13.1  117 53.6  2.2  7 mi. SE of Olancha, CA        
 9/27  8:49 am  34  9.5  116 26.6  2.0  2 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA    
 9/27  9:22 am  36 12.9  117 53.3  2.2  7 mi. SE of Olancha, CA        
 9/27 11:33 am  32 31.1  115 17.1  2.1  16 mi. SE of Calexico, CA      
 9/27  1:36 pm  34  9.6  116 25.5  2.5  3 mi. NNE of Yucca Valley, CA  
 9/27  2:30 pm  36 38.7  118 11.4  2.4  7 mi. NE of Mt. Whitney, CA    
 9/27  4:00 pm  36 12.3  117 53.4  2.3  8 mi. SE of Olancha, CA        
 9/27  4:52 pm  34  9.6  116 25.4  2.0  3 mi. NNE of Yucca Valley, CA  
 9/27 11:02 pm  34 14.4  116 50.0  2.5  2 mi. SE of Big Bear City, CA  
                                        FELT in Big Bear
 9/28 12:04 am  34 41.4  116 40.2  2.2  23 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA
 9/28 12:24 am  34 41.8  116 40.1  2.6  23 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA
 9/28  1:50 am  32 58.6  115 32.0  2.1  1 mi. N of Brawley, CA         
 9/28  2:14 am  34  2.0  116 19.8  2.1  7 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA     
 9/28  6:08 am  36  0.5  117 48.0  2.5  8 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA 
 9/28  9:47 am  34 41.6  116 40.0  2.3  23 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA
 9/28  6:47 pm  34 10.5  119 59.7  2.8  8 mi. NNW of Santa Cruz Is., CA
 9/29  8:09 am  33 56.7  117  0.9  2.1  2 mi. WNW of Beaumont, CA      
 9/29  5:52 pm  34  2.1  116 18.8  2.1  6 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA     
 9/29 11:18 pm  35 47.0  117 39.0  2.3  11 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA     
 9/30 12:04 am  36 13.1  117 53.7  2.2  7 mi. SE of Olancha, CA        
 9/30 12:39 pm  34 16.5  120 44.8  2.6  21 mi. SSW of Pt. Arguello, CA 
 9/30 12:40 pm  34  3.8  116 21.9  2.3  5 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA   
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