Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

December 24, 1999


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, December 16 (PDT) through 4 pm on Thursday, December 23 (PDT). During this period, there were 363 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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12/16  5:10 pm  34 39.5  116 18.8  2.3  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16  5:13 pm  34 40.0  116 17.3  2.3  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16  5:56 pm  34 28.4  116 14.0  2.2  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16  6:43 pm  34  6.3  117  0.6  2.5  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/16  7:35 pm  34 39.9  116 17.6  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16  8:15 pm  34 48.5  116 17.1  2.1  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/16  8:31 pm  34 32.6  116 18.8  2.5  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16  8:39 pm  34 35.1  116 15.4  2.1  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16 11:01 pm  34 31.7  116 15.3  2.3  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/16 11:46 pm  34 48.3  116 17.0  2.4  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/17  3:10 am  34 18.1  116 50.8  2.5  2 mi. N of Big Bear City, CA      
12/17  3:42 am  35  0.3  119  9.0  2.8  11 mi. W of Wheeler Ridge, CA     
12/17  5:09 am  34 50.7  116 20.8  2.0  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/17  5:47 am  32  0.2  115 45.0  2.5  48 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA        
12/17  7:10 am  34 42.1  116 17.7  2.2  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  8:12 am  34 51.0  116 24.5  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/17 10:05 am  34 27.6  116 14.3  2.0  22 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 10:34 am  34 36.5  116 17.9  2.4  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 11:16 am  34 34.7  116 15.3  2.3  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 11:55 am  34 37.9  116 19.0  2.6  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 12:09 pm  33 20.4  116 24.2  2.5  6 mi. NNW of Borrego Springs, CA  
12/17 12:24 pm  34 39.7  116 17.1  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 12:47 pm  34 34.5  116 15.6  2.2  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  1:37 pm  34 50.4  116 24.4  2.6  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/17  2:00 pm  34 55.5  116 24.0  2.1  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/17  2:32 pm  34 38.2  116 17.7  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  5:52 pm  34 36.6  116 16.8  2.3  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  6:35 pm  34 26.0  116 17.1  2.6  20 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  6:55 pm  34 50.0  116 24.5  2.5  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/17  7:02 pm  34 36.3  116 17.8  2.2  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  7:41 pm  34 59.8  116 27.5  2.1  28 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/17  7:41 pm  34 59.5  116 28.1  2.7  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/17  7:48 pm  34 34.8  116 15.7  2.7  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  7:56 pm  35  7.5  118 39.1  2.1  11 mi. ESE of Arvin, CA           
12/17  8:12 pm  34 35.5  116 16.7  2.0  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17  9:47 pm  34 23.6  116 10.3  2.3  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/17 10:19 pm  34 35.8  116 17.2  2.4  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 10:28 pm  34  9.0  117 27.3  2.4  3 mi. NNW of Fontana, CA          
12/17 11:11 pm  34 29.4  116 15.5  2.0  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/17 11:31 pm  34 51.6  116 25.8  2.3  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/18  3:40 am  34 42.7  116 17.5  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/18  5:21 am  34 49.3  116 19.9  2.5  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/18  7:20 am  34 18.3  116 27.0  2.9  12 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA      
12/18  7:41 am  34  6.3  117  0.7  2.3  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/18 10:40 am  34 51.0  116 21.1  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/18  3:14 pm  33 54.6  117 46.6  2.1  2 mi. NE of Yorba Linda, CA       
12/18  6:38 pm  34 36.8  116 13.5  2.2  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/18 11:46 pm  35  3.8  118 28.8  2.0  4 mi. SSW of Tehachapi, CA        
12/19 12:03 am  34 36.3  116 15.7  2.4  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/19  1:48 am  34 41.4  116 18.8  2.5  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/19  3:35 am  34 51.1  116 24.6  2.2  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/19  4:32 am  34 21.5  116  8.8  2.4  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/19  6:43 am  34 51.6  116 24.1  2.4  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/19 11:16 am  34 17.9  116  4.7  2.3  11 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA  
12/19 12:14 pm  34 25.1  116 28.2  2.1  20 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA      
12/19  3:42 pm  34 37.7  116 17.1  2.4  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/19  5:42 pm  34 37.7  116 14.6  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/19  6:39 pm  34 31.2  116 16.2  2.9  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/19 10:19 pm  34 35.0  116 16.4  2.4  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/19 11:31 pm  34 51.4  116 20.6  2.1  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/20 12:08 am  34 48.1  116 17.3  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/20  3:38 am  34 24.2  116 10.9  2.3  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
12/20  4:05 am  34 41.5  116 18.7  3.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/20  4:07 am  34 41.3  116 18.8  3.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/20  4:50 am  34 31.4  116 16.5  2.3  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/20  6:18 am  34 31.9  116 17.9  2.6  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/20 12:44 pm  34 51.2  116 20.4  3.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/20 12:53 pm  34 51.5  116 20.4  2.3  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/20  1:08 pm  34 26.5  116 12.9  2.3  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
12/20  3:00 pm  34 38.9  116 17.3  2.4  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/20  4:02 pm  34 50.1  116 24.4  2.2  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/20  5:18 pm  34 36.3  116 17.6  2.2  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/20  8:38 pm  34 51.6  116 25.8  2.0  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
12/20  9:54 pm  34 48.7  116 17.0  2.1  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/21  3:14 am  34 37.0  116 17.2  2.8  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  3:42 am  34  6.1  117  0.3  2.3  4 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA          
12/21  4:28 am  34 34.5  116 17.6  2.3  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  5:21 am  34 31.1  116 19.1  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  5:36 am  34 41.7  116 21.7  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  6:17 am  34 41.6  116 21.1  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  7:21 am  33  9.4  115 39.2  2.1  1 mi. SW of Obsidian Butte, CA    
12/21 12:37 pm  34 47.4  116 18.0  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
12/21 12:47 pm  34 31.2  116 18.1  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  2:15 pm  34 42.7  116 21.2  2.4  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  3:15 pm  34  3.0  117  4.7  2.2  2 mi. WNW of Yucaipa, CA          
12/21  5:36 pm  34 32.5  119 12.8  2.6  6 mi. NNE of Ojai, CA             
12/21  7:12 pm  34 39.6  116 17.0  2.3  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/21  9:00 pm  33 43.3  116  3.4  2.1  10 mi. N of Mecca, CA             
12/21 10:19 pm  34 25.5  116 12.6  2.0  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
12/21 10:26 pm  34 25.2  116 11.6  2.2  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
12/21 10:31 pm  33 43.3  116  3.2  2.1  10 mi. N of Mecca, CA             
12/22  1:11 am  34 37.2  116 15.1  3.1  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/22  1:16 am  34 37.1  116 15.0  3.1  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/22  1:28 am  33  5.8  116  3.1  2.9  5 mi. SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA    
12/22  4:15 am  34 12.6  116 48.1  2.7  4 mi. SE of Big Bear City, CA     
12/22  5:21 am  34 39.8  116 20.5  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/22  6:15 am  34 41.4  116 17.6  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/22 10:21 am  34 15.4  116 43.5  2.0  7 mi. E of Big Bear City, CA      
12/22 12:31 pm  33  5.9  117 58.7  2.6  26 mi. SE of Avalon, Catalina Island, CA
12/22  3:35 pm  34 33.6  116 15.0  2.1  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/22  4:57 pm  35 16.2  118 35.9  2.4  12 mi. NW of Tehachapi, CA       
12/22  5:58 pm  34 37.7  116 17.2  2.6  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/22  6:04 pm  34 42.9  116 22.0  2.2  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/22  6:55 pm  34 42.9  116 22.0  2.2  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/22 11:03 pm  33 37.0  116 42.1  2.1  4 mi. NNW of Anza, CA            
12/23  1:56 am  34 47.1  116 17.6  2.6  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA          
12/23  6:30 am  34 35.5  116 15.9  4.1  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
                                        FELT in Twentynine Palms area
12/23  8:28 am  34 24.5  116 11.5  2.3  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA    
12/23 11:51 am  34 15.6  116 46.2  2.1  4 mi. E of Big Bear City, CA     
12/23 12:29 pm  34 11.8  117  4.4  2.5  1 mi. ESE of Running Springs, CA 
12/23 12:32 pm  34 36.6  116 13.8  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/23 12:36 pm  34 27.7  116 18.1  2.0  22 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
12/23  2:19 pm  34 35.1  116 17.1  2.6  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
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