Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

January 14, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, January 6 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, January 13 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 472 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. 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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 1/6   4:28 pm  34 25.7  116 12.3  2.4  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA      
 1/6   4:29 pm  34 25.5  116 12.1  2.1  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA      
 1/6   5:06 pm  34 42.2  116 17.9  2.3  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/6   6:26 pm  33 53.3  116 13.8  2.5  12 mi. N of Indio, CA              
 1/6   6:58 pm  34 18.8  118 34.7  2.1  4 mi. NNE of Chatsworth, CA        
 1/7  12:39 am  34 36.0  116 15.6  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7   1:58 am  34 33.0  116 14.7  2.3  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7   4:20 am  33 58.6  116 57.3  2.2  3 mi. NNE of Beaumont, CA          
 1/7   7:28 am  34 51.6  116 24.2  2.3  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
 1/7   7:47 am  34 33.6  116  0.2  2.1  29 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA   
 1/7   7:58 am  36 59.1  117 27.0  2.3  31 mi. NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA  
 1/7   8:30 am  34 37.8  116 16.4  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7   9:27 am  33 27.2  115 38.2  2.1  9 mi. NE of Bombay Beach, CA       
 1/7   9:35 am  34 50.8  116 21.1  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/7   9:51 am  34 38.9  116 17.4  2.7  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7  11:00 am  34 50.4  116 20.6  2.4  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 1/7  11:23 am  34 24.8  116 10.4  2.0  20 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
 1/7   1:21 pm  34 32.8  116 14.7  2.1  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7   1:44 pm  34 41.6  116 17.5  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7   4:04 pm  33 10.7  115 36.0  2.1  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA    
 1/7   6:18 pm  35 52.8  120 57.3  2.7  23 mi. NNE of Cambria, CA          
 1/7   6:20 pm  35  9.3  120 22.6  2.4  14 mi. NNE of Santa Maria, CA      
 1/7   6:34 pm  34 42.0  116 17.7  2.2  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 1/7   7:14 pm  33  1.5  117 42.5  2.0  22 mi. WSW of Oceanside, CA        
 1/7   9:16 pm  34 21.3  116  8.6  2.4  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
 1/7  10:03 pm  35 34.4  118 21.0  2.1  7 mi. ESE of town of Lake Isabella, CA
 1/7  11:39 pm  34 36.2  116 16.6  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/7  11:46 pm  34 41.9  116 18.3  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8  12:23 am  34 40.7  116 20.0  2.7  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   1:00 am  34 20.1  116 38.5  2.2  13 mi. ENE of Big Bear City, CA       
 1/8   2:30 am  34 36.5  116 22.0  2.0  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   3:30 am  34 23.0  119 15.5  2.0  4 mi. S of Ojai, CA                   
 1/8   6:31 am  34 50.7  116 21.3  2.9  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/8   7:12 am  34 36.7  116 14.0  2.0  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   8:58 am  34 45.9  118 42.5  2.1  8 mi. ESE of Gorman, CA               
 1/8   8:59 am  33 53.0  116 59.9  2.0  3 mi. SSW of Beaumont, CA             
 1/8   9:07 am  34 41.9  116 18.2  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   9:22 am  34 28.2  116 14.1  2.2  23 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA         
 1/8  10:08 am  34 40.8  116 18.3  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8  12:26 pm  34 41.1  116 18.5  2.3  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8  12:36 pm  34 42.4  116 22.0  2.9  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8  12:52 pm  34  0.8  117 14.1  2.6  2 mi. SSE of Loma Linda, CA           
 1/8   2:58 pm  34 40.7  116 17.6  2.0  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   3:30 pm  34 42.5  116 17.7  2.2  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   3:54 pm  34 51.7  116 23.7  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/8   4:19 pm  34 28.2  116 13.2  2.1  23 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA         
 1/8   6:18 pm  32 12.4  116 26.9  2.3  42 mi. SE of San Ysidro, CA           
 1/8   6:50 pm  34 36.6  116 13.8  2.6  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8   9:09 pm  34 40.5  116 20.8  2.8  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/8  11:25 pm  34 35.5  116 37.1  2.0  21 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA      
 1/9  12:03 am  34 33.9  116 15.9  2.1  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/9  12:12 am  34 35.0  116 15.6  2.3  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/9   2:02 am  33 21.1  116 22.4  2.3  6 mi. N of Borrego Springs, CA        
 1/9   4:19 am  34  1.6  116 26.4  2.2  5 mi. NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA    
 1/9  12:39 pm  34 26.0  116 12.6  2.2  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA         
 1/9   1:34 pm  34 49.7  116 21.1  2.1  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/9   5:36 pm  34 40.0  116 21.2  2.7  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/9   5:39 pm  33 42.9  116 18.9  2.0  4 mi. E of Palm Desert, CA            
 1/9   6:30 pm  36 36.8  117 60.0  2.3  3 mi. ENE of Lone Pine, CA            
 1/9   6:33 pm  32 43.6  115 56.3  2.3  3 mi. E of Ocotillo, CA               
 1/9   9:52 pm  34 42.4  116 21.7  2.1  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/10  1:14 am  34 39.4  116 18.9  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/10  2:29 am  34 48.0  116 22.0  2.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10  2:39 am  34 50.4  116 20.0  2.2  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10  5:18 am  33 41.6  116 43.8  2.2  3 mi. SSW of Idyllwild, CA            
 1/10  6:49 am  34 32.6  116 15.6  2.3  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/10  7:06 am  33  5.1  117 58.6  2.8  26 mi. SE of Avalon, Catalina Island, CA
 1/10  9:56 am  34 48.5  116 21.9  2.4  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10 12:55 pm  34 47.8  116 22.1  3.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10 12:56 pm  34 47.5  116 22.2  2.1  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10  1:35 pm  34  0.5  116 19.7  2.0  8 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA            
 1/10  2:05 pm  34 39.6  116 21.0  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/10  2:30 pm  34 31.4  116 18.6  2.2  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/10  2:41 pm  34 41.5  116 20.2  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/10  3:31 pm  34 47.8  116 15.7  3.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10  3:34 pm  34 47.8  116 16.0  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10  3:36 pm  33 35.1  116 25.7  2.1  9 mi. SSW of Palm Desert, CA          
 1/10  7:29 pm  34 47.8  116 22.1  2.4  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10  8:32 pm  34 47.2  116 17.7  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/10 10:36 pm  34 40.3  116 17.1  2.1  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/11 12:33 am  34 29.1  116 15.1  2.4  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/11  2:00 am  34 31.5  116  6.8  2.1  27 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA      
 1/11  3:22 am  33 28.5  116 27.1  2.2  13 mi. ESE of Anza, CA                
 1/11  3:45 am  36  3.9  117 40.1  2.5  15 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA         
 1/11  4:38 am  33 28.2  116 34.0  2.1  8 mi. SE of Anza, CA                  
 1/11  5:12 am  34 48.1  116 15.7  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/11  6:46 am  33 11.1  115 35.4  2.0  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA       
 1/11  7:16 am  35 40.9  118  6.3  2.1  20 mi. E of town of Lake Isabella, CA 
 1/11  7:34 am  34 32.5  116 14.9  2.1  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/11  8:59 am  34 41.2  116 21.9  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/11  9:25 am  32 25.5  115 21.7  2.4  18 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA            
 1/11  1:47 pm  33  7.8  116  5.0  2.3  2 mi. ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA       
 1/11  2:45 pm  34 37.7  116 19.2  2.3  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/11  3:39 pm  34 39.4  116 17.3  2.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/11 11:20 pm  33 28.6  117  5.4  2.0  11 mi. NE of Fallbrook, CA            
 1/12  1:04 am  35 58.2  117 40.6  2.4  16 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA       
 1/12  5:12 am  34 58.3  116 45.9  2.3  15 mi. ENE of Barstow, CA             
 1/12  6:40 am  34 41.2  116 17.7  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/12  8:24 am  36  5.0  117 37.1  2.1  18 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA         
 1/12  9:05 am  34 39.7  116 20.4  2.4  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/12  9:13 am  34 39.9  116 20.1  3.2  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/12 10:55 am  34 32.6  116 14.8  2.0  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/12  2:54 pm  35 10.3  118 59.8  2.3  9 mi. WSW of Arvin, CA                
 1/12  5:01 pm  34 34.5  116 15.6  2.3  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/12  5:09 pm  34 34.5  116 15.3  2.0  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/12 10:37 pm  34 51.1  116 24.4  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA               
 1/13 12:15 am  36 45.1  116 18.4  3.0  36 mi. NE of Furnace Creek, CA        
 1/13  2:07 am  34 35.4  116 16.4  3.2  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 1/13  3:04 am  34 25.8  116 11.7  3.3  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA         
 1/13  3:18 am  33 16.3  116 49.8  2.0  4 mi. WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA         
 1/13  3:18 am  34 21.6  116  8.1  2.5  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA    
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