Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

April 21, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, April 13 (PST) through 5 pm on Thursday, April 20 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 313 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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 4/13  5:37 pm  36 22.9  117 46.4  2.6  14 mi. ENE of Olancha, CA              
 4/13  7:17 pm  33 52.4  117 39.8  2.1  5 mi. W of Corona, CA                  
 4/14 12:52 am  33 10.2  115 38.0  2.0  Under of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/14  1:24 am  34 50.1  116 24.4  2.7  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/14  1:26 am  33 10.4  115 37.9  2.0  Under of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/14  4:05 am  32  3.2  116  4.2  2.4  47 mi. S of Ocotillo, CA               
 4/14  5:50 am  34 51.7  116 21.4  2.3  32 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/14  6:38 am  33 11.4  115 34.0  2.2  4 mi. SW of Niland, CA                 
 4/14  7:57 am  34 36.1  116 19.1  2.1  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/14  1:41 pm  32 26.0  115 18.9  2.7  19 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA             
 4/14 10:12 pm  34  3.1  116 27.7  2.8  4 mi. SSW of Yucca Valley, CA          
 4/15 12:19 am  32 25.5  115 18.8  2.7  19 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA             
 4/15  3:18 am  33  7.9  115 36.0  2.7  3 mi. SE of Obsidian Butte, CA         
 4/15  5:08 am  35 46.7  116 38.0  2.4  24 mi. SW of Shoshone, CA              
 4/15  5:43 am  34 47.1  116 18.3  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/15 11:25 am  36  0.3  117 52.9  2.3  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/15 12:39 pm  34 14.6  119  0.9  2.2  2 mi. NE of Camarillo, CA              
 4/15 12:53 pm  34  2.7  117 15.5  2.5  Under Loma Linda, CA                
 4/15  1:19 pm  34 49.9  116 23.6  2.1  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/15  3:10 pm  36  0.1  117 52.8  2.8  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/15  3:56 pm  34 52.1  116 23.8  2.0  32 mi. SW of Baker, CA                 
 4/15  4:17 pm  36  0.2  117 52.8  2.0  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/15  4:37 pm  36  0.3  117 52.9  2.0  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/15  5:19 pm  36  0.3  117 53.0  2.0  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/15  5:55 pm  36  0.2  117 53.0  2.0  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/15  6:15 pm  34 47.7  116 16.1  3.9  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
                                        FELT in the Barstow area
 4/15  7:07 pm  34 48.0  116 16.2  2.3  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/15  7:43 pm  34 59.1  116 57.1  2.4  7 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA               
 4/15  9:15 pm  34 47.3  116 16.8  2.3  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/15  9:29 pm  34 21.5  116  8.8  2.5  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA     
 4/15 11:19 pm  34 47.0  116 17.0  2.2  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/15 11:19 pm  34 47.2  116 17.0  2.2  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/15 11:42 pm  36  0.3  117 53.0  2.1  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/16  7:06 am  34 48.7  116 22.8  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/16  8:05 am  35 58.3  117 58.0  2.3  5 mi. SSW of Coso Junction, CA         
 4/16  8:47 am  34 48.2  116 22.8  2.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/16 10:57 am  34 32.5  116 15.7  2.8  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/16  2:03 pm  34 18.7  116 27.0  2.8  13 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA           
 4/16  2:05 pm  34 18.5  116 26.8  2.0  13 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA           
 4/16  2:32 pm  36  0.4  117 49.8  3.2  7 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA         
 4/16  4:54 pm  34 21.0  116  9.2  2.0  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA     
 4/16  9:27 pm  36  0.3  117 52.8  2.0  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/16 10:08 pm  36  0.3  117 52.8  2.0  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/16 11:01 pm  36  0.3  117 50.0  2.3  7 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA         
 4/16 11:12 pm  32 52.0  116 13.1  2.1  15 mi. NW of Ocotillo, CA              
 4/17  1:43 am  34  3.3  116 27.8  2.0  4 mi. SSW of Yucca Valley, CA          
 4/17  8:29 am  33 56.5  116 38.9  2.9  8 mi. SSW of Morongo Valley, CA        
 4/17  9:35 am  34 40.5  116 18.1  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/17  9:40 am  34 38.5  116 17.3  2.1  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/17  1:58 pm  34 20.4  116 28.3  2.3  15 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA           
 4/17  3:08 pm  34 48.7  116 17.1  2.2  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/17  6:22 pm  34 29.4  118  2.2  2.6  7 mi. SE of Palmdale, CA               
 4/17  6:26 pm  34 29.4  118  2.2  2.5  7 mi. SE of Palmdale, CA               
 4/17  6:57 pm  32 40.2  115 54.2  2.2  6 mi. SE of Ocotillo, CA               
 4/17  7:47 pm  34 46.5  116 18.0  2.0  36 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/17 11:01 pm  34 33.8  116 16.4  2.3  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/18  1:18 am  34  6.8  118 12.7  2.2  0 mi. WSW of Highland Park, CA         
 4/18  3:07 pm  35 51.5  118 23.8  2.4  15 mi. NNE of town of Lake Isabella, CA
 4/18  5:42 pm  35 58.0  117 58.0  2.1  5 mi. S of Coso Junction, CA           
 4/19  1:59 am  34 23.9  116  9.0  3.3  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA     
 4/19  1:59 am  34 24.0  116  8.9  2.9  18 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA     
 4/19  6:56 am  33 17.4  116 15.7  2.1  6 mi. ENE of Borrego Springs, CA       
 4/19  7:45 am  36  0.3  117 52.9  2.1  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/19  1:25 pm  33 23.5  116 57.6  2.5  6 mi. WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA   
 4/19  7:30 pm  34 42.0  116 16.0  3.2  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/19  9:57 pm  33 57.4  117 44.9  2.3  4 mi. SE of Diamond Bar, CA            
 4/19 11:45 pm  33 30.1  116 30.0  2.1  10 mi. ESE of Anza, CA                 
 4/20  3:13 am  35 19.4  116 28.5  2.5  23 mi. W of Baker, CA                  
 4/20  4:38 am  34 25.4  116 14.3  2.2  20 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA          
 4/20  6:14 am  32  0.3  116 51.6  3.1  39 mi. SSE of San Ysidro, CA           
 4/20  9:49 am  34 20.4  116 44.2  2.5  8 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA          
 4/20  9:49 am  34 50.7  116 24.6  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/20  3:33 pm  34 33.8  119  8.5  2.6  10 mi. NE of Ojai, CA                  
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