Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

April 28, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, April 20 (PST) through 5 pm on Thursday, April 27 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 396 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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 4/20  6:05 pm  34 33.7  119  8.9  2.1  9 mi. NE of Ojai, CA                   
 4/20  6:54 pm  34 36.5  116 15.4  2.3  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/20  7:04 pm  34 20.2  116 44.2  2.7  8 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA          
 4/20  7:13 pm  33 56.6  117 41.2  2.0  5 mi. S of Chino, CA                   
 4/20  8:32 pm  34 20.2  116 44.1  2.0  8 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA          
 4/20  8:32 pm  34 20.3  116 44.3  3.3  8 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA          
 4/20  8:58 pm  34 20.3  116 44.1  2.2  8 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA          
 4/20  9:19 pm  33 40.3  116 42.9  2.1  5 mi. S of Idyllwild, CA               
 4/21 12:08 am  34 20.4  116 44.2  2.2  8 mi. NE of Big Bear City, CA          
 4/21  2:00 am  34 35.5  116 16.9  2.2  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/21  3:42 am  34 21.6  116  8.3  2.1  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA     
 4/21  7:56 am  35 10.0  119  9.5  2.0  16 mi. SSW of Bakersfield, CA          
 4/21  9:27 am  34 42.5  116 17.4  2.2  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/21 10:14 am  33 47.1  117 40.3  2.0  8 mi. SW of Corona, CA                 
 4/21  4:52 pm  36 20.4  118  2.7  2.0  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/21  4:55 pm  36  1.0  117 52.1  2.0  4 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA         
 4/21  7:20 pm  34 47.5  116 19.1  2.1  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/21 11:02 pm  34 25.8  116 14.9  2.3  20 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/22 12:01 am  34 53.3  116 23.9  2.2  31 mi. SW of Baker, CA                 
 4/22  1:20 am  34 47.1  116 18.0  2.2  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/22  3:25 am  34 26.1  116 15.3  3.2  20 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/22  8:57 am  35  3.7  118 34.1  2.2  8 mi. SW of Tehachapi, CA              
 4/22  9:07 am  35 41.2  118 26.6  2.7  3 mi. NNE of town of Lake Isabella, CA 
 4/22  9:32 am  33 37.5  118 17.0  2.6  5 mi. S of Pt. Fermin, San Pedro, CA   
 4/22 12:08 pm  34 34.7  116 15.4  3.4  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/23  1:48 am  35 17.0  118 31.9  3.4  11 mi. NNW of Tehachapi, CA            
 4/23  2:28 pm  36 37.3  117  6.7  2.2  2 mi. ENE of Stovepipe Wells, CA       
 4/23  7:42 pm  34 41.5  116 22.1  3.5  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/23 10:14 pm  34 28.7  116 16.5  2.1  23 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/24  3:20 am  34 31.8  116 17.2  2.6  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/24 10:23 am  33 59.4  116 59.2  2.0  4 mi. N of Beaumont, CA                
 4/24 12:44 pm  34 35.8  116 18.1  2.9  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/24  2:31 pm  34 43.5  116 18.0  2.1  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/24  4:31 pm  33  6.2  115 37.1  2.1  4 mi. N of Westmorland, CA             
 4/24  5:13 pm  32 55.3  116 14.3  2.0  16 mi. SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA       
 4/24  8:59 pm  32 11.3  115  4.5  2.5  41 mi. SE of Calexico, CA              
 4/24 10:37 pm  34 36.3  116 17.4  2.0  32 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/24 10:55 pm  33 42.7  116 50.1  2.5  7 mi. WSW of Idyllwild, CA             
 4/25  1:16 am  34 39.0  116 18.0  3.1  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/25  1:19 am  36 20.8  118  2.6  2.1  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/25  3:36 am  36 19.8  118  3.5  2.1  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
 4/25  4:04 am  36 21.0  118  2.9  2.1  5 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/25  5:56 am  36 20.1  118  3.1  2.0  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
 4/25  5:59 am  36 21.1  118  3.1  2.0  5 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/25  7:06 am  32 10.0  115  6.4  4.1  41 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA             
                                        FELT in Imperial Valley
 4/25  7:45 am  34 32.9  116 18.6  2.3  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/25  9:49 am  36  0.4  117 52.9  2.1  4 mi. SE of Coso Junction, CA          
 4/25 10:16 am  32 10.1  115  4.6  2.7  42 mi. SE of Calexico, CA              
 4/25 11:02 am  34 40.9  116 18.1  2.1  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/25 11:36 am  33  9.9  115 38.4  3.7  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
                                        FELT in Imperial Valley
 4/25 12:32 pm  36 20.6  118  3.2  2.0  5 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/25  1:10 pm  34 33.0  116 16.3  2.0  28 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/25  1:13 pm  33 33.7  118 33.1  2.5  16 mi. SSW of Palos Verdes Point, CA   
 4/25  2:09 pm  35 30.5  118 26.3  2.0  8 mi. S of town of Lake Isabella, CA   
 4/25  2:24 pm  34 39.6  116 18.7  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/25  3:03 pm  32 34.0  116  9.4  2.1  14 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA              
 4/25  4:02 pm  32  9.2  115  4.9  2.8  42 mi. SE of Calexico, CA              
 4/25  5:45 pm  32 15.3  115  6.8  2.5  36 mi. SE of Calexico, CA              
 4/25  6:19 pm  36 19.3  118  3.1  2.3  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
 4/25  6:20 pm  36 20.0  118  3.5  3.3  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
                                        FELT?
 4/25  7:44 pm  33  9.9  115 38.0  2.2  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/25  8:17 pm  36 19.4  118  2.9  2.3  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
 4/25  8:17 pm  36 20.8  118  3.0  2.1  5 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/25  8:49 pm  33 10.0  115 38.0  2.0  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/25  9:11 pm  34 33.5  116 15.4  2.1  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/25 10:37 pm  33 10.1  115 38.0  3.3  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/25 10:39 pm  33 10.0  115 38.4  3.5  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/25 11:06 pm  33  9.9  115 37.7  2.1  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/26  5:05 am  33  9.8  115 37.7  2.3  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/26  6:31 am  32  9.6  115  4.6  2.5  42 mi. SE of Calexico, CA              
 4/26  6:53 am  36 20.5  118  3.2  2.1  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA               
 4/26  7:58 am  35 53.8  118  2.2  2.0  11 mi. SSW of Coso Junction, CA        
 4/26 10:40 am  34 44.0  116 25.0  2.0  36 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA       
 4/26 12:23 pm  34 29.7  116 15.7  2.0  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/26  2:05 pm  35 29.5  118 23.2  2.1  11 mi. SSE of town of Lake Isabella, CA
 4/26  9:05 pm  33 10.2  115 38.3  2.0  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 4/26 10:00 pm  33 38.2  118 17.4  2.5  4 mi. S of Pt. Fermin, San Pedro, CA   
 4/26 11:09 pm  34 40.6  116 18.8  2.0  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
 4/27  5:10 am  34 47.5  116 16.8  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                
 4/27  7:23 am  36 20.1  118  3.0  2.2  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
 4/27  9:17 am  34 15.8  118 28.1  2.4  1 mi. ESE of Granada Hills, CA         
 4/27 11:24 am  36 19.2  118  2.9  2.1  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA                
 4/27 12:15 pm  32 44.3  117 38.4  2.4  22 mi. W of Mission Beach, CA          
 4/27  1:41 pm  34 38.1  116 19.1  2.3  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA            
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