Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

March 10, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, March 2 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, March 9 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 379 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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 3/2   6:11 pm  36  4.3  117 36.4  2.2  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/2   8:04 pm  36  4.2  117 36.1  2.2  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/2  10:31 pm  34 49.9  116 24.6  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/2  10:43 pm  36  4.2  117 36.1  2.1  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/3  12:55 am  32  9.3  115  0.4  2.7  43 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ            
 3/3   3:02 am  36  4.1  117 36.2  2.0  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/3   3:53 am  36  3.8  117 36.6  2.5  18 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/3   3:54 am  36  4.0  117 36.6  2.4  18 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/3   4:36 am  36  4.4  117 36.2  2.6  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/3   4:56 am  34 37.1  116 13.7  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/3   6:54 am  33 59.0  116 57.8  2.2  3 mi. NNE of Beaumont, CA         
 3/3   7:22 am  33 56.0  116 18.9  2.3  10 mi. E of Desert Hot Springs, CA
 3/3   7:25 am  34 38.1  116 13.7  2.0  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/3   8:47 am  34 50.0  116 24.5  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/3  10:46 am  34 49.9  116 24.4  2.2  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/3  10:56 am  33 52.8  119 25.9  2.0  11 mi. SSE of Santa Cruz Is., CA 
 3/3  11:31 am  36  4.3  117 36.7  2.7  18 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/3  12:04 pm  34 51.8  116 24.4  2.3  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA           
 3/3   7:10 pm  32 59.0  115 33.4  3.0  1 mi. NW of Brawley, CA          
 3/3   7:11 pm  32 58.6  115 33.5  2.6  1 mi. NW of Brawley, CA          
 3/3   7:18 pm  32 58.0  115 33.3  2.1  1 mi. WNW of Brawley, CA         
 3/3   9:03 pm  34 34.6  116 15.8  2.2  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
 3/3   9:33 pm  33 49.8  116 10.3  2.0  8 mi. NNE of Indio, CA           
 3/4   1:47 am  33 54.4  116 55.2  2.5  2 mi. WSW of Banning, CA         
 3/4   2:03 am  34 39.9  116 20.5  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
 3/4   8:36 am  34 50.3  116 24.2  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA          
 3/4  12:11 pm  34 40.2  116 17.1  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
 3/4  11:19 pm  34 36.0  116 13.5  2.3  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
 3/5   1:35 am  34 42.3  116 21.3  2.4  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
 3/5   4:20 am  36  4.7  117 36.0  2.0  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/5   5:54 am  34 47.3  116 17.8  2.1  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA          
 3/5   5:55 am  36  8.5  118  2.7  2.1  8 mi. NW of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/5   6:47 am  34 47.3  116 17.9  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA          
 3/5   8:47 am  33 11.2  115 35.3  2.1  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA  
 3/5  10:26 am  34 38.9  116 20.0  2.7  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA      
 3/5  12:55 pm  34 51.4  116 25.2  2.5  34 mi. SW of Baker, CA           
 3/6   4:20 pm  33 48.3  117 42.9  4.0  7 mi. NE of Tustin, CA           
                                        FELT in Orange, eastern L.A. Counties
 3/6  11:12 pm  34 21.6  116  8.2  2.1  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/7   1:39 am  34 42.6  116 22.0  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/7   1:40 am  34 42.6  116 22.2  2.2  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/7   2:35 am  34 19.7  116 46.0  3.6  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
                                        FELT
 3/7   2:40 am  34 19.5  116 45.9  2.4  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/7   2:43 am  34 19.5  116 45.9  2.2  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/7   2:46 am  34 19.6  116 46.0  2.2  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/7   3:04 am  34 19.5  116 46.1  2.0  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/7   8:10 am  34 52.3  116 22.4  2.1  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/7   9:49 am  33 48.8  117 42.7  3.1  7 mi. SE of Yorba Linda, CA       
                                        FELT
 3/7  10:13 am  34 19.5  116 46.1  2.0  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/7   1:19 pm  34 47.4  116 18.0  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/7   7:43 pm  34 32.6  116 18.5  3.1  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/7   9:27 pm  34 50.3  119 43.4  2.0  26 mi. SW of Taft, CA             
 3/7   9:57 pm  34 19.1  116 45.9  2.6  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/7  11:01 pm  34 48.2  116 16.0  2.1  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/8   1:44 am  34 39.6  116 17.6  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/8   2:00 am  34 19.1  116 45.7  2.3  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/8   2:46 am  34 56.0  116 54.2  2.0  7 mi. ENE of Barstow, CA          
 3/8   4:31 am  34 26.3  116 15.3  2.0  21 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/8   6:02 am  34 41.4  116 17.9  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/8   7:29 am  34 41.3  116 18.0  2.7  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/8   1:38 pm  34 43.1  116 17.1  2.0  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/8   2:08 pm  32 58.4  115 34.1  2.0  2 mi. WNW of Brawley, CA          
 3/8   2:45 pm  35 38.9  117 37.7  3.0  2 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA        
 3/8   6:45 pm  35 57.9  117 41.5  2.0  15 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA   
 3/8   7:47 pm  34 18.7  118 27.9  2.1  2 mi. NW of Pacoima, CA           
 3/9  12:14 am  34 21.6  116  8.8  2.2  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/9  12:44 am  33 49.8  118 34.6  2.0  9 mi. WNW of Palos Verdes Point, CA
 3/9   2:13 am  34 35.2  116 17.0  2.1  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 3/9   2:48 am  35 20.7  118 37.1  2.4  15 mi. NE of Arvin, CA             
 3/9   3:38 am  34 42.2  116 17.5  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 3/9   4:17 am  34 51.4  116 24.2  3.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 3/9   4:29 am  34 51.8  116 24.1  2.1  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
 3/9   5:51 am  34 41.8  116 17.9  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 3/9   7:24 am  34 59.9  116 28.5  2.1  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
 3/9   9:02 am  34  6.7  117 28.6  3.1  2 mi. W of Fontana, CA             
 3/9  10:42 am  34 43.5  116 17.5  2.6  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 3/9  11:14 am  33 27.9  116 49.3  2.5  7 mi. NNE of Palomar Observatory, CA
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