Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

March 17, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, March 9 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, March 16 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 377 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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 3/9   6:24 pm  34 11.5  116 25.1  2.0  5 mi. NNE of Yucca Valley, CA     
 3/9  10:33 pm  34 51.9  116 22.0  2.0  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/9  11:52 pm  36  4.7  117 36.1  2.0  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/10 12:42 am  34 19.4  116 45.8  2.5  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/10  2:25 am  34 28.6  116 16.2  2.1  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/10  2:55 am  33 56.6  117 26.4  2.5  4 mi. SW of Riverside, CA         
 3/10  5:14 am  35 39.5  117 38.0  2.4  3 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA        
 3/10  5:51 am  32 43.8  116  4.1  2.2  4 mi. W of Ocotillo, CA           
 3/10  7:56 am  34  0.9  116 18.7  3.4  8 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA        
                                        FELT
 3/10 10:10 am  34 40.3  116 22.0  2.1  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/10 10:56 am  34 29.8  116 16.5  2.0  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/10 12:31 pm  32 56.4  115 37.7  2.0  5 mi. WSW of Brawley, CA          
 3/10 12:44 pm  32 55.8  115 37.5  2.1  5 mi. WSW of Brawley, CA          
 3/10  2:53 pm  34 37.5  116 14.6  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/10  4:05 pm  34 48.4  116 22.2  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/10  6:06 pm  32 43.7  116  4.4  2.1  4 mi. W of Ocotillo, CA           
 3/10  6:39 pm  34  0.6  116 18.9  2.0  8 mi. S of Joshua Tree, CA        
 3/10 10:02 pm  36  3.7  117 51.8  2.2  4 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/10 10:42 pm  34 21.7  116  8.9  2.0  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/10 11:14 pm  34 34.0  115 57.0  2.0  30 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA  
 3/11  1:51 am  33 54.5  116 16.6  2.0  13 mi. NNW of Indio, CA           
 3/11  4:21 am  32 27.8  115 15.3  2.5  19 mi. SE of Calexico, CA         
 3/11  7:56 am  34 48.3  116 15.7  2.1  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/11  1:46 pm  33 50.4  117 44.6  3.1  5 mi. SE of Yorba Linda, CA       
                                        FELT in Fontana
 3/11  7:14 pm  32 43.9  116  4.4  2.5  4 mi. W of Ocotillo, CA           
 3/11 10:59 pm  34 57.9  120 43.6  3.7  5 mi. NW of Pt. Sal, CA           
                                        FELT
 3/11 11:05 pm  34 57.7  120 43.1  3.0  4 mi. NNW of Pt. Sal, CA          
 3/11 11:08 pm  34  0.3  118 20.7  2.4  1 mi. E of Baldwin Hills, CA      
                                        FELT
 3/11 11:39 pm  36  1.4  117 52.5  2.3  4 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/12  1:36 am  34 40.0  116 12.7  3.0  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/12  4:16 am  36  0.0  117 47.2  2.1  9 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/12  5:14 am  36  5.9  117 51.3  2.0  6 mi. NE of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/12 10:18 am  34 51.5  116 24.3  2.1  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/12 10:56 am  36  4.0  117 20.4  2.0  15 mi. WSW of Telescope Peak, CA  
 3/12 11:00 am  35  1.4  116 47.9  2.1  15 mi. NE of Barstow, CA          
 3/12 12:23 pm  34 51.7  116 24.2  2.9  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/12  2:49 pm  33 39.3  116 46.0  2.0  6 mi. SSW of Idyllwild, CA        
 3/12  8:47 pm  34  1.3  118 21.1  2.4  1 mi. NE of Baldwin Hills, CA     
 3/13 12:28 am  33 28.7  116 29.0  2.3  12 mi. ESE of Anza, CA            
 3/13 12:52 am  33 15.3  116 22.5  2.1  Under of Borrego Springs, CA      
 3/13  1:38 am  34 40.0  116 20.4  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/13  6:20 am  34 59.5  116 56.5  2.7  8 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA          
 3/13  9:37 am  34 26.0  116 13.0  2.7  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
 3/13  9:56 am  34 26.0  116 12.7  2.6  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
 3/13  1:30 pm  33 11.1  115 35.5  2.1  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
 3/13  4:19 pm  34 49.8  116 23.0  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/13  8:08 pm  34 41.9  116 17.2  2.7  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/13  9:57 pm  34 10.3  117  1.3  2.1  5 mi. ESE of Running Springs, CA  
 3/14  2:23 am  32 43.6  115 55.8  2.0  3 mi. E of Ocotillo, CA           
 3/14  3:06 am  34 47.8  116 15.9  2.8  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/14  5:14 am  34 33.0  115 58.4  2.5  28 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA  
 3/14  9:54 am  34 47.3  116 17.8  2.3  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/14 12:55 pm  34 52.7  116 24.3  2.6  32 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/14  2:07 pm  36  1.8  117 52.4  2.2  4 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA    
 3/14  3:39 pm  34  0.3  117 13.3  2.8  3 mi. SSE of Loma Linda, CA       
 3/14 11:05 pm  34 53.2  119 21.8  2.4  18 mi. SSE of Taft, CA            
 3/15  2:37 am  34 26.1  116 11.8  2.1  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA     
 3/15  6:21 am  34 12.2  116 50.9  2.7  4 mi. S of Big Bear City, CA      
                                        FELT in Big Bear area
 3/15  9:17 am  34 51.8  116 24.6  2.3  33 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/15 10:07 am  34 26.5  116  2.1  2.3  21 mi. N of Twentynine Palms, CA  
 3/15 12:52 pm  34 59.7  116 56.4  2.3  8 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA          
 3/15  1:00 pm  33 15.6  116 22.6  2.1  Under of Borrego Springs, CA      
 3/15  8:35 pm  34  2.6  118 49.3  3.4  3 mi. NNW of Pt. Dume, CA         
                                        FELT in Thousand Oaks area
 3/15  9:11 pm  33 48.1  116  5.5  2.0  9 mi. NE of Indio, CA             
 3/15  9:20 pm  36  4.3  117 36.0  2.0  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/16 12:13 am  34 49.7  116 22.3  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/16  4:31 am  34 39.0  116 17.0  2.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/16  4:40 am  34  0.9  118 48.3  2.4  1 mi. N of Pt. Dume, CA           
 3/16  5:59 am  34 37.1  116 16.6  2.3  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/16  8:40 am  34 23.1  119 57.0  2.2  5 mi. WSW of Isla Vista, CA       
 3/16  9:09 am  34 31.2  116 15.5  2.0  26 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/16 12:53 pm  36  5.0  117 36.3  2.1  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/16  3:47 pm  36  4.4  117 36.4  2.5  19 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
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