Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

Nick Scheckel , Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones, U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology

January 7, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, December 30 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, January 6 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 456 earthquakes. This is the first week we were able to complete full analysis of the data. All earthquakes have been human reviewed. 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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12/30  5:21 pm  34 49.1  116 23.0  2.1  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/30  6:36 pm  34 50.7  116 20.6  2.1  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/30  6:40 pm  34 39.1  116 17.4  2.3  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/30  9:12 pm  34 41.2  116 18.6  2.4  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/31 12:08 am  34 40.1  116 17.0  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/31  2:12 am  34 47.3  116 17.6  2.6  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/31  3:48 am  33 39.0  118 24.0  2.0  7 mi. WSW of Pt. Fermin, San Pedro, CA     
12/31  3:50 am  34 53.1  116 24.6  2.0  32 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
12/31  4:12 am  34 51.4  116 25.4  2.5  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
12/31  5:47 am  34 21.2  116  8.7  2.1  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
12/31  7:46 am  33 48.3  117 43.1  2.3  7 mi. NE of Tustin, CA                    
12/31  8:05 am  34 38.9  116 17.4  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/31  9:40 am  35 34.5  117 11.6  2.1  16 mi. SE of Trona, CA                     
12/31  9:58 am  35 44.3  117 40.1  2.0  8 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA                
12/31 12:04 pm  34 31.5  116 18.6  2.0  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/31  1:59 pm  34 30.3  116 16.5  2.1  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/31  2:53 pm  35 44.4  117 40.2  2.9  8 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA                
12/31  4:20 pm  32 10.7  115  4.4  2.4  41 mi. SE of Calexico, CA                  
12/31  7:42 pm  34 53.9  115 57.7  2.2  26 mi. SSE of Baker, CA                     
12/31  7:58 pm  34 48.1  116 17.2  3.1  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/31 10:08 pm  34 22.1  116  8.3  2.7  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
12/31 10:45 pm  34 48.8  116 24.3  2.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 1  1:23 am  34 39.2  116 19.4  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1  1:33 am  34 38.5  116 40.1  2.1  20 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA            
 1/ 1  2:09 am  34 42.6  116 18.1  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1  3:16 am  34 51.4  116 23.9  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 1  4:53 am  34 24.2  116  9.7  2.0  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 1  8:21 am  32  3.8  116 18.1  2.4  49 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA                  
 1/ 1  8:44 am  34 39.8  116 20.2  2.3  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1  9:22 am  34 22.4  120 43.5  2.3  14 mi. SSW of Pt. Arguello, CA              
 1/ 1  9:51 am  34 51.4  116 23.7  2.3  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 1 11:04 am  34 41.7  116 17.6  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1 11:11 am  32 36.1  116  8.9  2.2  12 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA                  
 1/ 1 12:21 pm  34 29.6  116 15.4  2.2  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1  1:05 pm  34 41.7  116 17.6  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1  1:41 pm  34 33.2  116 15.4  2.2  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 1  3:56 pm  33 30.6  117 56.3  2.0  7 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA             
 1/ 1  4:01 pm  32 23.6  115 18.9  2.4  21 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
 1/ 1  6:17 pm  34 25.6  116 14.1  2.0  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  5:09 am  34 51.7  116 23.7  2.5  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 2  6:18 am  34 40.2  116 18.5  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  6:56 am  34 39.9  116 17.5  2.4  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  7:37 am  34 31.0  116 18.6  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  8:30 am  34 39.0  116 19.8  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  8:37 am  34 40.7  116 22.2  2.3  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  9:29 am  34 34.1  116 16.1  2.0  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  9:58 am  34 18.5  116  4.3  3.2  11 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 2  2:16 pm  33  5.1  117 50.4  2.0  26 mi. SSW of Dana Point, CA                
 1/ 2  4:40 pm  32 26.0  115 19.9  2.5  18 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
 1/ 2  5:39 pm  34 41.2  116 17.6  2.1  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 2  6:09 pm  34 24.4  116  9.6  2.0  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 2  6:26 pm  34 18.4  116  4.6  2.1  11 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 2  7:07 pm  34 22.8  116 27.5  2.8  18 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
 1/ 2  7:43 pm  34 43.5  116 18.1  2.1  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 2  7:48 pm  34 32.0  116  2.4  3.0  27 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 2 10:56 pm  34 48.2  116 22.4  2.3  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 3  1:13 pm  34 38.8  116 19.4  2.6  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 3  1:35 pm  34 22.5  116 26.8  2.8  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
 1/ 3  1:59 pm  34  6.1  117  0.5  3.5  4 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA, 
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 1/ 3  2:28 pm  34 39.1  116 17.2  2.4  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 3  3:15 pm  34  6.2  117  0.3  2.5  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA                   
 1/ 3  5:36 pm  34 20.7  116  7.4  2.0  14 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 3  9:12 pm  34 32.9  116 14.2  2.2  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 3 10:07 pm  34 50.6  116 20.2  2.5  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 3 11:27 pm  34 35.4  116 15.7  2.0  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 3 11:35 pm  34 15.5  116 26.3  2.0  9 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
 1/ 3 11:48 pm  34 28.7  116 16.1  2.5  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 4 12:38 am  34 41.3  116 18.4  2.5  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 4  3:47 am  34 51.8  116 24.7  2.6  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 4  4:38 am  34 47.8  116 21.0  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 4  4:46 am  32 22.1  114 54.4  2.0  28 mi. SW of Yuma, AZ                      
 1/ 4  6:27 am  34 41.6  116 19.2  2.2  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 4 10:07 am  34 47.6  116 17.1  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 4 11:25 am  34  3.6  117 18.8  2.3  3 mi. SSW of San Bernardino, CA            
 1/ 4 11:25 am  34 41.3  116 18.1  2.4  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 4  5:17 pm  34 47.8  116 22.2  2.1  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 4  5:42 pm  34 49.9  116 20.2  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 4 10:14 pm  34 51.6  116 23.7  2.5  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 5 12:44 am  34  6.3  117  0.8  2.3  5 mi. NNE of Yucaipa, CA                   
 1/ 5  1:17 am  34 22.1  116 27.8  2.0  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
 1/ 5  3:46 am  34 41.2  116 17.6  2.7  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 5  5:01 am  33  6.8  115 39.0  2.2  3 mi. S of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 1/ 5  6:58 am  34 31.0  116 17.5  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 5  7:03 am  34 34.0  116 34.3  2.1  22 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA            
 1/ 5  7:21 am  36  5.4  117 50.9  2.4  6 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA             
 1/ 5  7:27 am  34 32.7  116 15.9  2.1  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 5  8:31 am  34 31.5  116 17.5  2.9  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 5 11:01 am  34 47.9  116 22.1  2.3  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 5 11:41 am  33 30.2  115 50.0  2.2  6 mi. ESE of North Shore, CA               
 1/ 5 12:07 pm  34 41.7  116 19.0  2.2  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 5 12:13 pm  34 21.2  116  8.8  2.0  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 1/ 5  1:20 pm  34 29.8  116 15.3  2.2  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 5  3:41 pm  34 17.4  118 19.3  2.1  2 mi. NNW of Sunland, CA                   
 1/ 5  6:16 pm  34 47.3  116 17.5  2.5  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 5  7:17 pm  34 15.7  116 26.3  2.0  9 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
 1/ 5  8:14 pm  32 20.0  117 44.7  2.1  41 mi. SW of Mission Beach, CA             
 1/ 5  9:08 pm  34 51.0  116 21.2  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 6  1:29 am  34 32.5  116 17.7  2.0  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 6  2:32 am  34 42.0  116 18.0  2.8  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 6  4:48 am  34 49.8  116 23.6  2.1  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 6  8:19 am  35 41.6  116 35.4  2.2  26 mi. SW of Shoshone, CA                  
 1/ 6  8:39 am  34 49.3  116 23.3  2.4  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 1/ 6 11:29 am  33 10.0  115 35.6  2.5  2 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 1/ 6 11:29 am  34 35.4  116 16.1  2.9  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 6  2:14 pm  34 36.1  116 17.8  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 6  2:22 pm  34 40.7  116 17.5  2.4  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 1/ 6  2:53 pm  33 53.6  116 13.5  2.1  12 mi. N of Indio, CA                     
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