Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

March 24, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, March 16 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, March 23 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 320 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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 3/16  9:51 pm  34 57.3  120 43.4  2.6  4 mi. NW of Pt. Sal, CA           
 3/16 11:45 pm  36  2.0  117 45.9  2.3  10 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/17  5:54 am  33  0.2  117 42.2  2.1  22 mi. SW of Oceanside, CA        
 3/17  6:12 pm  34 35.3  116 37.2  2.2  21 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA  
 3/17  6:59 pm  34 55.6  116 23.3  2.4  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/17  7:40 pm  34 50.8  116 19.7  2.6  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/17  9:50 pm  33 58.3  116 39.6  2.2  6 mi. SW of Morongo Valley, CA    
 3/18 12:34 am  36  4.7  117 36.6  2.0  18 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/18  2:05 am  32  0.6  116 16.2  2.5  52 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA        
 3/18  2:17 am  33 15.1  116 22.6  2.2  Under Borrego Springs, CA         
 3/18  8:45 am  33 59.5  117 13.4  2.5  4 mi. SSE of Loma Linda, CA       
 3/18 12:15 pm  34 43.0  116 17.8  2.6  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/18 12:27 pm  34 24.9  116 10.8  2.4  20 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/18  1:19 pm  34 55.5  116 23.1  2.0  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/18  4:04 pm  33 11.4  115 36.5  2.0  2 mi. NE of Obsidian Butte, CA    
 3/18  4:06 pm  33 10.5  115 36.9  2.0  1 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
 3/18  4:35 pm  33  9.7  115 38.9  2.1  Under Obsidian Butte, CA          
 3/18  5:32 pm  34 31.8  116 17.3  2.2  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/18  5:49 pm  34 31.8  116 15.0  2.8  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/18  6:17 pm  34 43.6  115 58.2  2.3  37 mi. S of Baker, CA             
 3/18  9:40 pm  33 57.6  116 22.4  2.6  7 mi. E of Desert Hot Springs, CA 
 3/18 10:38 pm  34  6.7  118 29.0  2.1  3 mi. S of Encino, CA             
 3/18 11:03 pm  35 46.3  117 37.8  2.2  10 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA        
 3/19  1:02 am  33 11.1  115 36.0  2.0  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA   
 3/19  2:05 am  34 14.4  118 57.5  2.1  4 mi. ENE of Camarillo, CA        
 3/19  4:17 am  35 19.6  118 39.4  2.6  12 mi. NE of Arvin, CA            
 3/19  5:23 am  34 24.2  119 55.5  2.3  4 mi. W of Isla Vista, CA         
 3/19 10:07 am  34 50.8  116 23.9  2.5  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/19 10:48 am  34 49.0  116 19.3  2.1  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/19  1:36 pm  34 37.4  116 14.5  2.2  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/19  2:14 pm  34 11.9  116 48.4  2.5  5 mi. SSE of Big Bear City, CA    
 3/19  4:21 pm  34 24.3  116  9.6  2.4  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/19  4:23 pm  34 41.7  116 18.5  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/19  5:03 pm  34 59.6  116 56.5  2.2  8 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA          
 3/19 10:05 pm  33 10.8  116  1.3  2.0  7 mi. SSW of Salton City, CA      
 3/19 10:18 pm  33 51.2  117 48.2  2.4  2 mi. S of Yorba Linda, CA        
 3/19 11:10 pm  32 35.5  116  9.1  2.0  13 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA         
 3/20 12:52 am  32 58.8  115 33.3  2.8  1 mi. NW of Brawley, CA           
                                        FELT in Brawley
 3/20 12:53 am  32 58.7  115 33.2  2.7  1 mi. NW of Brawley, CA           
                                        FELT in Brawley
 3/20  2:04 am  34 37.7  116 16.4  2.7  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/20  2:17 am  34 24.3  116  9.7  2.5  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/20 10:45 am  34 28.5  116 14.6  2.0  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/20 11:01 am  34 43.6  116 18.1  2.1  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/20  2:05 pm  34 36.5  116 18.9  2.3  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/20  3:57 pm  34  3.9  117 51.2  2.1  2 mi. SE of Covina, CA            
 3/20  5:14 pm  33 19.4  116 19.1  2.2  5 mi. NNE of Borrego Springs, CA  
 3/20  7:28 pm  32  8.4  115 46.1  2.7  39 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA        
 3/21  3:26 am  34 55.9  116 22.6  2.3  28 mi. SW of Baker, CA            
 3/21  4:34 am  34 21.3  116 28.0  2.0  16 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA      
 3/21  7:04 am  34 30.0  116 15.2  2.6  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21  7:23 am  34 26.0  116 15.1  2.0  20 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21  7:34 am  36  8.1  118  2.9  2.1  8 mi. NW of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/21  8:48 am  34 47.3  116 17.5  2.4  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/21  9:41 am  34 39.5  116 17.2  2.2  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21 10:44 am  34 34.7  116 16.4  2.1  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21 12:26 pm  34 58.2  120 45.4  2.0  6 mi. NW of Pt. Sal, CA           
 3/21  1:02 pm  36 55.5  117 56.4  2.4  16 mi. ENE of Independence, CA    
 3/21  1:04 pm  34 43.2  116 17.5  2.4  40 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21  3:09 pm  34 22.1  116 28.1  2.1  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA      
 3/21  4:40 pm  34 36.9  116 14.7  2.5  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21  5:47 pm  33 58.3  116 58.2  2.1  3 mi. N of Beaumont, CA           
 3/21  6:25 pm  34 50.8  116 20.6  2.2  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/21  6:58 pm  34 37.7  116 15.1  2.3  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/21  8:35 pm  34 20.6  116 27.9  3.2  15 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA      
 3/22 12:15 am  34 48.9  116 15.8  2.0  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/22  5:12 am  34 47.9  116 17.4  2.3  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/22  6:08 am  32 29.2  115 28.2  2.2  12 mi. S of Calexico, CA          
 3/22  6:59 am  34 51.7  116 23.8  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/22  7:07 am  34 19.2  116 45.8  2.3  6 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA     
 3/22  7:51 am  34 37.6  116 16.1  3.0  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/22 12:48 pm  34 41.7  116 17.7  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/22  3:09 pm  34 23.9  116  8.9  2.1  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA
 3/22  5:20 pm  34 48.3  116 23.0  2.4  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/22  9:48 pm  32 25.5  117 42.0  2.3  35 mi. SW of Mission Beach, CA    
 3/22  9:49 pm  36  5.1  117 40.1  2.2  15 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/23  3:09 am  36  5.4  117 40.0  2.1  16 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA     
 3/23  6:09 am  35 21.3  116 53.6  2.7  Under Goldstone Lake, CA          
 3/23  6:30 am  34 41.1  116 19.8  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
 3/23  9:12 am  33 21.6  116 22.7  2.2  7 mi. N of Borrego Springs, CA    
 3/23  9:30 am  34 43.8  116 18.5  2.2  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA           
 3/23 10:35 am  33 44.4  117 29.8  2.4  10 mi. SSE of Corona, CA          
 3/23  1:53 pm  34 37.2  116 15.9  3.0  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA       
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