Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

December 31, 1999


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, December 23 (PDT) through 4 pm on Thursday, December 30 (PDT). During this period, there were 293 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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12/23  4:16 pm  34 31.7  116 14.4  2.5  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/23  4:43 pm  34 39.3  116 17.5  3.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  2:32 am  34 37.1  116 18.4  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  2:32 am  34 34.2  116 16.1  2.2  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  2:42 am  34 34.2  116 15.8  2.5  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  3:16 am  34 39.4  116 17.4  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  5:26 am  34 42.2  116 21.1  2.6  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  7:49 am  34 41.5  116 17.7  2.4  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  3:34 pm  34 35.3  116 16.9  2.1  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/24  4:39 pm  34 14.4  116 44.7  2.5  6 mi. ESE of Big Bear City, CA      
12/24  7:37 pm  34 38.8  116 19.4  2.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/25  4:12 am  34 27.5  116 28.4  2.8  23 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
12/25  6:52 am  34 24.4  116 10.1  2.2  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA  
12/25  6:55 am  34 13.0  118 35.6  2.5  1 mi. NNE of Canoga Park, CA        
12/25  9:48 am  34 31.3  116 16.3  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/25 10:26 am  34 26.7  116 15.2  2.8  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/25 10:41 am  34 26.5  116 14.0  2.3  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/25 11:48 am  34 33.8  116 15.9  2.4  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/25  1:10 pm  34 49.4  116 19.9  2.7  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/25  3:20 pm  34 41.0  116 17.9  2.8  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/25 11:38 pm  34 58.8  116 57.3  2.4  7 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA            
12/26 12:32 am  34 15.8  118 27.2  2.0  1 mi. SSW of Pacoima, CA            
12/26  1:03 am  34 32.3  116 19.6  2.2  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/26  2:22 am  34 31.0  116 16.4  2.4  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/26  6:28 am  34 39.5  116 17.4  2.2  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/26  7:14 am  34 47.8  116 22.3  3.3  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/26  7:23 am  34 27.1  116 14.7  2.0  22 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/26  8:09 am  33 49.3  118 33.3  2.4  8 mi. WNW of Palos Verdes Point, CA 
12/26  9:30 am  34 51.5  116 25.4  2.5  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA              
12/26 12:10 pm  34 48.0  116 21.6  2.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/26 12:21 pm  34 48.8  116 21.3  3.7  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/26 12:21 pm  34 48.4  116 21.4  3.9  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/26  3:12 pm  34 51.6  116 23.8  2.3  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/26 10:07 pm  34 51.5  116 24.0  2.5  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/26 11:29 pm  34 49.1  116 18.0  2.2  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/27 12:44 am  34 34.8  116 17.3  2.2  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/27 12:53 am  34 33.4  116 16.3  2.1  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/27  1:57 am  34 43.6  116  4.1  2.5  37 mi. S of Baker, CA               
12/27  5:07 am  34 51.1  116 24.1  2.3  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/27  6:26 am  34 52.0  116 21.9  2.2  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
12/27  7:16 am  34 34.1  116 16.0  2.4  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/27 10:25 am  34 31.0  116 18.5  2.7  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/27 11:47 am  34 33.1  116 30.5  2.6  30 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
12/27  1:57 pm  33 42.1  116 45.7  2.4  4 mi. SW of Idyllwild, CA           
12/27  4:44 pm  32 43.5  115 56.3  3.0  3 mi. ESE of Ocotillo, CA           
12/27  7:12 pm  34 28.0  116 13.8  2.4  23 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/27  7:45 pm  34 36.9  116 16.0  2.4  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/27  7:51 pm  35 17.2  118 34.3  2.0  12 mi. NNW of Tehachapi, CA         
12/27  9:44 pm  34 29.6  116 20.0  2.7  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/28 12:59 am  34 36.1  116 17.9  2.0  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/28  1:12 am  33 10.0  115 36.2  2.1  1 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA       
12/28  2:21 am  34  5.9  116 59.7  2.5  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA            
12/28  2:27 am  34 34.4  116 17.5  2.4  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/28  7:37 am  34 36.9  116 19.3  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/28  7:51 am  34 34.3  116 17.5  3.0  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
12/28 10:23 am  33 28.1  116 49.2  2.1  8 mi. NNE of Palomar Observatory, CA
12/28  1:07 pm  34 51.3  116 23.5  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
12/28  2:07 pm  34 23.8  118 55.0  2.1  Under Fillmore, CA                 
12/28  4:53 pm  34 43.6  116  3.9  2.5  37 mi. S of Baker, CA              
12/28  7:25 pm  34 51.2  116 25.0  2.5  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
12/28  8:02 pm  34 21.6  116  8.5  2.3  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
12/28  9:41 pm  34 41.8  116  3.7  2.8  38 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA   
12/28 11:14 pm  33 58.1  119  7.6  2.8  12 mi. SSE of Port Hueneme, CA     
12/28 11:18 pm  34 51.3  116 25.8  2.0  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
12/29 12:18 am  33 52.0  118 16.2  2.6  2 mi. N of Carson, CA              
                                        FELT
12/29 12:27 am  34 43.5  116  3.8  2.9  37 mi. S of Baker, CA              
12/29  1:06 am  34 43.5  116  4.0  2.6  37 mi. S of Baker, CA              
12/29  3:11 am  34 42.2  116 18.1  2.1  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
12/29  6:56 am  36  9.3  118  2.4  2.1  8 mi. SSW of Olancha, CA           
12/29  7:01 am  34 38.9  116 17.4  2.1  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
12/29  7:23 am  34  2.5  116 21.4  2.1  6 mi. SSW of Joshua Tree, CA       
12/29  9:27 am  34 42.5  116 18.2  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
12/29 10:12 am  34 40.5  116 17.6  3.3  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
12/29 11:48 am  34 48.2  116 21.8  2.1  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
12/29 11:58 am  34 43.6  116  4.0  2.2  37 mi. S of Baker, CA              
12/29  8:12 pm  34 43.7  116  4.0  2.2  37 mi. S of Baker, CA              
12/29  9:32 pm  34 47.8  116 22.1  2.1  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
12/29 10:21 pm  34 29.1  116 13.9  2.2  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
12/29 10:24 pm  34  6.7  117 19.7  3.3  1 mi. W of San Bernardino, CA      
                                        FELT in the Inland Empire
12/29 10:38 pm  34 36.7  116 17.4  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
12/29 11:28 pm  34 28.7  116  2.6  2.7  23 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA   
12/30 12:42 am  34 21.4  116  8.6  2.0  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
12/30  1:39 am  34 52.3  116 20.2  2.2  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
12/30  8:22 am  34 20.5  116 28.0  2.4  15 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA       
12/30  9:17 am  35 59.1  115 59.3  2.9  15 mi. E of Shoshone, CA           
12/30 10:19 am  34 23.3  116  9.4  2.3  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
12/30 12:50 pm  33 28.4  116 28.0  2.2  13 mi. ESE of Anza, CA             
12/30 12:53 pm  33 28.2  116 28.2  2.2  12 mi. ESE of Anza, CA             
12/30  1:04 pm  34 18.0  116  5.0  2.8  11 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA   
12/30  1:14 pm  34 38.5  116 15.8  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
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