Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

February 25, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, February 17 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, February 24 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 325 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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 2/17  5:39 pm  34 11.5  116 24.9  2.3  5 mi. NNE of Yucca Valley, CA              
 2/17  6:16 pm  34 39.6  116 18.7  2.3  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA   
 2/17  8:42 pm  34 50.4  116 23.6  2.4  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA       
 2/17  9:16 pm  33 43.6  117 29.7  2.7  11 mi. SSE of Corona, CA      
 2/17  9:44 pm  34 48.3  116 22.6  2.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA       
 2/18 12:49 am  33 51.5  117 43.5  2.0  5 mi. ESE of Yorba Linda, CA  
 2/18  4:03 am  34 22.6  116 27.0  2.2  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA  
 2/18  6:41 am  34 19.1  116 45.8  2.0  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA 
 2/18  7:06 am  33 20.6  116 23.5  2.6  6 mi. N of Borrego Springs, CA
 2/18  9:49 am  34 37.3  117 34.4  2.3  18 mi. N of Wrightwood, CA    
 2/18 12:53 pm  34 42.5  116 17.8  2.3  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA   
 2/18  1:50 pm  34 31.5  116 15.6  2.2  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA   
 2/18  5:28 pm  34 35.5  116 16.9  2.1  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA   
 2/18  8:26 pm  36  5.0  117 53.1  2.9  4 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA 
 2/18 10:39 pm  36 11.6  117 35.3  2.3  22 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA
 2/19  2:48 am  34 29.4  116 19.8  2.3  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA    
 2/19  5:33 am  34 42.7  116 17.6  2.4  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA    
 2/19  6:37 am  34 47.8  116 17.6  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA        
 2/19  7:44 am  32 15.2  115 48.5  3.1  34 mi. SSE of Ocotillo, CA     
 2/19  4:17 pm  34 41.9  116 17.3  2.2  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA    
 2/19  5:42 pm  34 52.8  116 21.3  2.4  31 mi. SSW of Baker, CA        
 2/19 10:09 pm  34 52.1  116 23.1  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA        
 2/19 10:41 pm  36  4.8  117 52.8  2.1  4 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA 
 2/19 11:36 pm  34 24.7  116 10.6  2.1  20 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 2/20  3:55 am  33 33.8  118 29.9  2.0  15 mi. SSW of Palos Verdes Point, CA
 2/20 12:38 pm  34 40.1  116 21.8  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/20 12:54 pm  34 29.5  116 15.2  2.0  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/20 12:58 pm  34 51.8  116 23.4  2.4  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/20  6:58 pm  35 40.1  117 37.5  2.8  3 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA          
 2/20  7:15 pm  35 40.0  117 37.6  2.7  3 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA          
 2/20  7:20 pm  34 34.5  116 15.4  2.1  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/21  1:48 am  35 40.0  117 37.6  3.0  3 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA          
 2/21  3:23 am  35  3.7  117  6.2  2.0  12 mi. NNW of Barstow, CA           
 2/21  5:09 am  36  3.7  117 51.9  2.5  4 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA      
 2/21  5:18 am  34 47.9  116 22.3  2.2  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/21  5:20 am  34 48.0  116 22.3  2.4  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/21  5:49 am  34  2.8  117 15.3  4.5  Under Loma Linda, CA                
                                        FELT from Victorville to Temecula
 2/21  5:58 am  34 43.2  116 17.6  2.4  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/21  7:04 am  33 24.0  116 26.5  2.4  10 mi. NNW of Borrego Springs, CA   
 2/21  7:53 am  34  2.9  117 15.3  2.5  Under Loma Linda, CA                
 2/21  9:23 am  34 30.3  116 15.5  2.1  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/21 11:35 am  34 34.5  115 57.8  3.2  30 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA    
 2/21  1:06 pm  34  2.3  117  6.2  2.4  3 mi. W of Yucaipa, CA              
 2/21  1:20 pm  33 25.1  117 56.2  2.4  13 mi. S of Newport Beach, CA       
 2/21  5:38 pm  34 38.7  116 18.3  2.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/21  6:33 pm  34 48.1  116 16.1  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/21  7:47 pm  34  2.8  117 15.4  3.1  Under Loma Linda, CA                
 2/21 10:16 pm  34 36.5  116 38.8  2.2  20 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA     
 2/22  1:46 am  34 28.3  116 15.4  2.2  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/22  7:28 am  34  2.7  117 15.4  2.3  0 mi. SW of Loma Linda, CA          
 2/22 11:28 am  34 25.6  116 20.1  2.2  20 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/22  1:17 pm  33 54.4  117 47.8  2.0  1 mi. NE of Yorba Linda, CA         
 2/22  2:05 pm  34 52.0  116 23.8  2.6  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/22  2:42 pm  35 44.9  118  0.3  2.4  20 mi. S of Coso Junction, CA       
 2/22  5:04 pm  33 58.6  116 57.5  2.3  3 mi. NNE of Beaumont, CA           
 2/22  5:19 pm  34 34.4  116 15.6  2.1  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/22  7:19 pm  34 28.3  116 13.9  2.3  23 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA       
 2/22 10:51 pm  34 34.3  116 15.5  2.1  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/23  1:07 am  36  4.9  117 53.2  2.0  4 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA       
 2/23  1:18 am  32 18.2  115  9.6  2.8  31 mi. SE of Calexico, CA           
 2/23  1:23 am  34 47.1  116 21.0  2.4  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/23  5:26 am  36  7.7  118  2.6  2.7  7 mi. NW of Coso Junction, CA       
 2/23  9:04 am  34  0.9  117 14.8  2.0  2 mi. S of Loma Linda, CA           
 2/23 10:28 am  34 26.2  116 11.7  2.3  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA       
 2/23  3:07 pm  34 41.8  116 19.3  2.3  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/23  3:38 pm  33 32.5  117 52.2  2.3  5 mi. W of Laguna Beach, CA         
 2/23  4:29 pm  34 22.1  116 28.6  2.0  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
 2/23  5:24 pm  33 11.3  115 35.5  2.4  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA     
 2/23  6:04 pm  34 29.8  116 16.3  2.6  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/23  6:29 pm  34 48.0  116 22.1  2.1  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/23  7:03 pm  34 35.9  116 13.8  2.2  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/23  8:13 pm  34 21.8  116  7.9  2.3  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA  
 2/23  8:15 pm  33 59.0  117  9.5  2.3  5 mi. SSE of Redlands, CA           
 2/23 11:08 pm  34 48.5  116 15.9  2.5  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
 2/24  2:41 am  34 47.3  116 21.0  3.9  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA             
                                        FELT east of Barstow
 2/24  3:06 am  34 38.6  116 19.9  2.1  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 2/24  9:03 am  34 25.2  116 13.1  2.1  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA       
 2/24 10:06 am  34  1.1  116 16.7  2.1  8 mi. SSE of Joshua Tree, CA        
 2/24 11:13 am  34 36.3  116 38.5  2.2  20 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA    
 2/24  1:04 pm  33 15.1  116 18.9  2.7  3 mi. E of Borrego Springs, CA      
 2/24  2:22 pm  34 22.8  116 27.0  2.3  18 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
 2/24  3:15 pm  36  3.6  117 51.7  2.1  4 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA      
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