Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

June 2, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, May 25 (PST) through 5 pm on Thursday, June 1 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 323 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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 5/26  3:55 am  34 34.1  116 15.7  2.4  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 5/26  6:30 am  34 30.3  116 16.9  2.1  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 5/26  8:00 am  34 15.7  116 27.1  2.3  9 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
 5/26  8:32 am  36 18.3  118  2.9  2.1  2 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 5/26  8:32 am  36 18.7  118  3.0  2.3  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 5/26  9:55 am  36 20.5  118  3.5  2.4  5 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 5/26 12:36 pm  34 30.1  116 17.1  2.4  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 5/26  1:17 pm  36  6.3  117 50.1  2.0  7 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA     
 5/26  4:01 pm  32 26.7  115 10.9  2.7  23 mi. SE of Calexico, CA          
 5/26  7:19 pm  36  4.1  117 38.6  2.0  17 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA      
 5/26  8:35 pm  35 46.8  117 39.1  4.0  10 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA         
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 5/26  9:54 pm  34 57.4  116 23.6  2.5  27 mi. SW of Baker, CA             
 5/26 10:13 pm  35 46.7  117 39.2  2.7  10 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA         
 5/27  2:20 am  35 46.8  117 39.1  2.2  11 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA         
 5/27  6:04 am  34 23.2  119  0.7  2.6  5 mi. W of Fillmore, CA            
 5/27  6:14 am  36  4.0  117 38.6  3.1  17 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA      
 5/27 10:26 am  35 47.1  117 38.8  2.1  11 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA         
 5/27 12:04 pm  34 47.8  116 15.8  2.0  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 5/27  2:41 pm  34 47.5  116 17.7  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 5/27  6:35 pm  33 54.4  117 46.9  2.1  2 mi. NE of Yorba Linda, CA        
 5/27 10:31 pm  35 44.0  117 40.3  2.8  7 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA          
 5/28 12:25 am  34 29.9  116 15.0  2.0  25 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 5/28  1:04 am  32  7.9  116 24.7  3.4  48 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA         
 5/28 10:39 am  33  4.6  117 51.8  2.3  27 mi. SSW of Dana Point, CA       
 5/28 10:44 am  33 10.1  115 36.0  2.2  2 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA      
 5/28  1:44 pm  32 41.0  118  2.7  2.5  19 mi. ESE of San Clemente Is., CA 
 5/28  5:23 pm  35 38.4  116 36.2  2.3  25 mi. NE of Goldstone Lake, CA    
 5/28  6:45 pm  35 46.0  116 37.3  2.3  24 mi. SW of Shoshone, CA          
 5/29  7:27 am  34 59.5  116 57.2  2.1  8 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA           
 5/29 10:03 am  32 36.4  116  8.4  2.2  12 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA          
 5/29 12:24 pm  36  3.3  117 56.6  2.6  Under Coso Junction, CA             
 5/29 12:41 pm  35  5.7  118 18.9  2.5  7 mi. ESE of Tehachapi, CA         
 5/29  5:14 pm  36 21.3  118  3.4  2.1  5 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 5/29  6:04 pm  32 35.7  116  7.8  2.4  12 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA          
 5/29  6:36 pm  36 19.4  118  2.3  2.0  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 5/29  7:49 pm  34  0.2  117 13.4  2.0  3 mi. SSE of Loma Linda, CA        
 5/29  8:30 pm  35 46.8  117 39.1  2.0  10 mi. N of Ridgecrest, CA         
 5/29 11:12 pm  34 51.2  116 23.9  2.4  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 5/30  5:06 am  33 48.8  117  2.7  2.0  6 mi. NW of Hemet, CA              
 5/30  6:08 am  36 19.9  118  1.6  2.0  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 5/30 10:20 am  34 42.1  116 21.4  2.0  39 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 5/30 11:01 am  32 14.3  114 55.7  2.5  36 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ             
 5/30 11:02 am  32  0.4  114 55.4  2.2  50 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ             
 5/30 11:06 am  32 36.7  116  8.7  2.5  12 mi. SW of Ocotillo, CA          
 5/30 12:58 pm  34 21.1  116  8.4  2.3  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA 
 5/30  3:02 pm  34 41.3  116 18.1  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 5/30  8:15 pm  32  0.2  116 20.1  3.3  54 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA         
 5/30  9:10 pm  34 21.0  116 27.9  2.0  16 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA       
 5/30 10:55 pm  33 31.1  118 32.6  2.0  18 mi. SSW of Palos Verdes Point, CA
 5/31 12:34 am  36 20.4  118  1.7  2.0  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA            
 5/31  3:01 am  34 39.6  116 17.1  2.6  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 5/31  4:12 am  34 39.4  116 20.2  3.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 5/31  4:32 am  36 20.1  118  2.2  2.1  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA            
 5/31  9:55 am  34 34.7  116 16.3  2.6  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 5/31 10:07 am  34 41.9  116 22.0  2.0  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 6/1   3:14 am  34 22.6  116 10.2  2.0  17 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA  
 6/1   4:41 am  34 40.5  116 11.5  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 6/1   6:29 am  34 38.8  116 16.9  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 6/1   7:41 am  36  0.3  117 52.0  2.6  5 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA      
 6/1  10:34 am  34 33.8  116 14.7  2.2  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA         
 6/1  11:11 am  34 20.0  116 28.6  2.0  15 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA        
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