Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

December 17, 1999


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, December 9 (PDT) through 4 pm on Thursday, December 16 (PDT). During this period, there were 452 earthquakes listed in the partially-reviewed automatic catalog. 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. 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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12/9   5:15 pm  34 51.5  116 18.8  2.3  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA      
12/9   5:36 pm  34 37.7  116 16.2  2.4  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/9   6:08 pm  34 25.4  116 11.5  2.0  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA
12/9   8:01 pm  34 47.8  116 17.5  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA      
12/9  10:30 pm  34 16.0  116 25.5  2.0  10 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA 
12/9  10:31 pm  34 39.1  116 17.6  2.6  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/9  11:07 pm  34 40.2  116 18.0  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/9  11:46 pm  34 41.6  116 20.9  2.4  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10 12:19 am  34 51.5  116 24.5  2.6  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA       
12/10 12:36 am  34 35.3  116 18.0  3.2  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  2:15 am  34 39.3  116 17.1  2.8  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  3:37 am  34 56.5  120 43.8  2.5  4 mi. NW of Pt. Sal, CA      
12/10  4:49 am  34 47.7  116 16.6  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA      
12/10  7:37 am  34 30.2  116 15.5  2.4  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  9:21 am  34 48.0  116 25.3  2.1  37 mi. SSW of Baker, CA      
12/10 10:33 am  34 36.5  116 14.5  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10 11:44 am  34 35.5  116 17.0  2.2  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10 12:30 pm  32 58.8  115 33.3  2.0  1 mi. NW of Brawley, CA      
12/10 12:55 pm  34 41.6  116 21.6  2.2  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  3:02 pm  34 37.4  116 12.5  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  3:59 pm  33 56.4  117 42.9  2.0  5 mi. SSW of Chino, CA       
12/10  4:01 pm  34 15.6  118 24.8  2.2  2 mi. SE of San Fernando, CA 
12/10  4:09 pm  34 34.3  116 15.9  2.9  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  4:14 pm  34 34.5  116 15.4  2.1  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA  
12/10  4:30 pm  34 48.1  116 22.3  2.3  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA      
12/10  5:18 pm  34 52.0  116 23.6  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA      
12/10  5:23 pm  34 23.2  116  9.6  2.1  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/10  5:27 pm  36  0.9  117 42.5  2.3  13 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
12/10  6:20 pm  34 36.6  116 18.5  2.6  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/10  7:30 pm  34 43.6  116 18.4  2.7  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/10  9:12 pm  34 38.9  116 19.1  2.3  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11 12:35 am  34 36.6  116 17.1  2.4  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11 12:56 am  34 51.5  116 24.3  3.1  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/11  4:04 am  34 26.8  116 12.7  2.1  22 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
12/11  4:43 am  34 41.1  116 19.8  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11  4:58 am  34 25.9  117 45.5  2.1  9 mi. WNW of Wrightwood, CA       
12/11  5:59 am  34 39.8  116 20.2  2.2  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11  7:33 am  34 20.8  116  8.9  2.0  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/11  9:17 am  34 25.7  117 45.4  2.6  9 mi. WNW of Wrightwood, CA       
12/11  9:31 am  35 39.8  117 37.5  2.3  3 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA        
12/11 10:36 am  34 37.3  116 15.4  2.6  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11 12:22 pm  36 32.9  117 55.3  2.0  8 mi. ESE of Lone Pine, CA        
12/11  3:12 pm  34 40.9  116 17.5  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11  3:34 pm  34 37.2  116 21.5  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11  4:20 pm  34 26.9  116 15.0  2.7  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11  5:23 pm  34 34.8  116 16.1  2.6  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11  8:26 pm  34 41.4  116 18.7  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/11 10:02 pm  34 24.2  119 38.7  2.2  3 mi. ESE of downtown Santa Barbara, CA
12/11 10:08 pm  34 38.8  116 17.1  2.5  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
12/11 10:24 pm  34 35.8  116 19.1  2.1  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
12/12 12:20 am  34 40.4  116 19.2  2.1  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
12/12  1:52 am  34 14.5  117  4.0  2.5  3 mi. NE of Running Springs, CA        
12/12  3:32 am  34 12.2  119 38.9  2.5  14 mi. NNW of Santa Cruz Is., CA 
12/12  5:15 am  34 36.7  116 17.0  2.2  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/12  6:56 am  34 32.7  116 18.8  2.0  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/12  8:03 am  34 24.9  116 11.8  2.0  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA    
12/12  9:56 am  36  4.7  117 39.0  2.0  16 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA    
12/12 11:24 am  34 48.5  117 27.3  2.0  17 mi. SE of Boron, CA           
12/12  1:38 pm  34 34.5  116 14.1  2.0  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/12  1:54 pm  34 41.8  116 21.5  2.7  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/12  2:13 pm  34 41.8  116 21.5  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/12  7:50 pm  34 21.7  116  8.2  2.1  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/12  8:32 pm  34 45.1  116 20.5  2.2  38 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/12  9:47 pm  34 23.3  116  8.8  3.4  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/12 11:06 pm  33 10.0  115 36.2  2.1  1 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA     
12/13  2:56 am  34 35.7  116 15.6  2.0  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  3:41 am  34 40.3  116 17.8  2.2  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  5:20 am  34  6.1  117  0.5  3.9  4 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
                                        FELT in the Inland Empire
12/13  5:22 am  34  6.1  116 59.7  2.1  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/13  5:51 am  34 51.5  116 23.8  2.8  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/13  6:03 am  34 37.7  116 19.0  2.4  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  6:03 am  34  6.2  117  0.2  2.3  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/13  6:21 am  34  5.8  117  0.1  2.0  4 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/13  6:52 am  33 10.3  115 36.0  2.3  2 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA     
12/13  6:53 am  33 10.1  115 40.8  2.2  2 mi. W of Obsidian Butte, CA     
12/13  6:54 am  33 10.2  115 35.8  2.1  2 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA     
12/13  7:58 am  34 49.2  116 21.8  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/13  8:16 am  34 15.1  116 25.7  2.7  9 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA       
12/13  9:31 am  34  1.4  116 48.9  2.0  5 mi. S of Mt. San Gorgonio, CA   
12/13 10:49 am  34 51.8  116 18.8  2.1  30 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/13 11:37 am  34 51.3  116 20.4  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/13  1:21 pm  34 38.0  116 19.4  2.3  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  1:37 pm  34 32.2  116 18.9  2.3  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  2:26 pm  34 40.0  116 17.0  2.2  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  5:27 pm  34 28.8  116 15.4  2.3  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  6:20 pm  34 43.1  116 17.6  2.3  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  7:04 pm  34 36.4  116 14.0  2.0  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/13  7:30 pm  34 51.3  116 19.2  2.1  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/14 12:08 am  34 47.2  116 17.8  2.7  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/14 12:21 am  34 29.1  116 15.7  2.1  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/14  1:51 am  34 40.3  116 18.3  2.0  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/14  4:02 am  34 31.9  116 15.9  2.3  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/14  4:52 am  34 52.7  116 20.5  2.2  30 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/14  8:41 am  34 38.0  116 13.4  2.7  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/14  8:56 am  34 41.8  116 18.6  2.7  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/14 11:04 am  33 10.9  115 36.7  2.1  1 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
12/14 11:25 am  34 31.0  116 16.8  2.5  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/14 12:56 pm  34  6.2  117  0.4  2.2  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/14  2:43 pm  34 43.4  116 17.6  2.1  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/14  4:22 pm  34 24.3  116  9.6  2.6  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/14  6:13 pm  33 58.2  116 57.2  2.8  3 mi. NNE of Beaumont, CA         
12/14  6:59 pm  34 27.0  116 12.5  2.9  22 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
12/14  7:46 pm  34 51.4  116 23.4  3.1  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/14 10:29 pm  34  6.0  117  0.4  3.1  4 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/14 10:51 pm  34 20.1  116  6.8  3.2  14 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/14 10:52 pm  34 20.1  116  7.0  3.2  14 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/15 12:21 am  34 49.0  116 17.4  2.3  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/15  3:38 am  34 43.9  116 29.6  2.3  32 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA   
12/15  5:18 am  34 52.1  116 23.9  2.0  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/15  5:45 am  34 36.5  116 16.9  3.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/15  6:02 am  34 54.7  116 26.8  2.0  32 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/15 10:30 am  34 27.1  116 15.1  2.6  22 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/15  3:13 pm  34 32.3  116 19.0  2.4  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/15  4:11 pm  34 47.8  116 17.5  2.4  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/15  7:24 pm  34 52.6  116 57.6  2.0  3 mi. ESE of Barstow, CA          
12/16 12:04 am  34 39.2  116 17.2  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16 12:10 am  33 36.9  116 26.6  2.1  8 mi. SSW of Palm Desert, CA      
12/16  4:40 am  34 32.1  116 18.7  2.2  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16  6:03 am  34 37.0  116 16.7  2.0  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16 10:21 am  33 50.4  117 44.7  2.0  5 mi. SE of Yorba Linda, CA       
12/16 12:16 pm  33 10.7  115 36.1  2.2  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
12/16  2:29 pm  34 32.2  116 16.1  2.0  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
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