Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

July 14, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, July 6 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, July 13 (PDT). During this period we dectected and analysed 285 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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 7/6   6:37 pm  34 38.7  116 17.2  2.1  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA        
 7/6   8:45 pm  36 19.4  118  1.9  2.5  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 7/6  11:03 pm  36 19.4  118  2.0  2.7  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 7/6  11:23 pm  36 19.4  118  2.2  2.0  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 7/7   2:56 am  34 21.5  116 26.3  2.0  16 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA       
 7/7   4:29 am  33 57.4  117  5.9  2.2  6 mi. SW of Yucaipa, CA            
 7/7   6:13 am  32 52.4  115 30.5  2.0  6 mi. NNE of El Centro, CA         
 7/7   8:12 am  34 48.2  116 16.0  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA            
 7/7   8:27 am  34 25.3  116 28.4  2.0  20 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA       
 7/7   9:42 am  36  5.2  117 48.8  2.3  8 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA     
 7/7  10:35 am  34 16.8  118 28.5  2.4  1 mi. ENE of Granada Hills, CA     
                                        FELT in Sylmar
 7/7   3:12 pm  34 25.5  116 11.4  2.2  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA      
 7/7   5:49 pm  36 20.5  118  2.1  2.6  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA           
 7/7   7:25 pm  32 52.8  115 30.5  2.0  5 mi. SSE of Brawley, CA           
 7/8   2:25 am  35  3.7  119  4.1  2.3  8 mi. WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA     
 7/8   2:49 am  35  3.5  119  3.9  2.1  7 mi. WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA     
 7/8   8:31 am  34 33.8  116 31.0  2.1  25 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA   
 7/8   4:58 pm  36 19.4  118  3.0  3.0  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   5:00 pm  36 20.1  118  3.4  2.2  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   6:08 pm  36 19.3  118  3.0  3.0  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   6:41 pm  32  1.8  116 13.1  2.5  50 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA         
 7/8   7:41 pm  36 19.3  118  3.3  2.8  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   7:50 pm  34 18.9  117  8.1  2.0  5 mi. NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA    
 7/8   7:56 pm  36 20.0  118  3.2  2.2  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   8:22 pm  36 20.6  118  3.5  2.7  5 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   8:58 pm  36 19.4  118  3.2  2.9  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   9:02 pm  36 19.4  118  3.2  3.4  3 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8   9:12 pm  36 19.6  118  3.6  2.2  4 mi. NW of Olancha, CA            
 7/8  10:19 pm  32 50.0  118 50.1  2.8  19 mi. SW of San Clemente Is., CA 
 7/8  10:20 pm  34 30.6  118 38.7  2.2  1 mi. SW of Castaic Lake dam, CA     
 7/8  11:27 pm  34 17.7  118 27.4  2.3  1 mi. NW of Pacoima, CA              
 7/9   2:29 am  34 34.7  119 23.8  2.4  12 mi. NW of Ojai, CA                
 7/9   6:32 am  36 19.6  118  2.3  3.2  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
                                        FELT
 7/9   6:40 am  36 19.2  118  2.1  2.2  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/9   6:58 am  36 19.6  118  2.3  3.1  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
                                        FELT
 7/9   7:21 am  36 20.4  118  1.9  2.2  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/9   7:24 am  36 20.4  118  1.5  2.1  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/9   7:31 am  36 19.0  118  2.1  2.2  2 mi. NW of Olancha, CA              
 7/9   7:36 am  36 20.4  118  2.2  2.8  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/9   7:39 am  36 19.5  118  1.8  2.8  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/9   8:38 am  36 19.5  118  1.9  2.7  3 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/9   1:39 pm  33 11.4  115 34.4  2.6  3 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA      
 7/9   2:19 pm  35  8.8  119  6.9  2.0  13 mi. NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA       
 7/9   5:26 pm  35 41.4  117 33.3  2.2  7 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA           
 7/9   5:27 pm  35 41.3  117 34.0  2.0  7 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA           
 7/9   7:21 pm  34 43.7  116 18.0  2.1  39 mi. SSW of Baker, CA              
 7/9  10:26 pm  34 38.1  116 13.5  2.4  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/9  11:23 pm  36 20.3  118  2.8  2.2  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/10 12:23 am  34 24.2  116 27.1  2.3  19 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA         
 7/10  2:54 am  33  2.5  115 55.3  2.2  14 mi. ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA     
 7/10  5:59 am  34 40.2  116 21.8  2.1  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/10  8:09 am  34 12.0  116 18.6  2.1  4 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA           
 7/10  8:12 am  33 52.8  116  9.6  2.0  11 mi. NNE of Indio, CA              
 7/10 10:17 am  34  6.3  116 23.5  2.0  3 mi. ESE of Yucca Valley, CA        
 7/10 10:56 am  36 18.7  118  2.0  2.1  2 mi. NW of Olancha, CA              
 7/10 12:25 pm  36  1.4  117 52.5  2.2  4 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA       
 7/10 12:33 pm  34 36.8  116 13.2  2.1  33 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/10  3:46 pm  34 22.3  116 28.3  2.3  17 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA         
 7/10  3:49 pm  34 47.5  116 15.8  2.3  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA              
 7/10  5:27 pm  32  2.6  116 18.6  2.5  51 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA           
 7/10 10:02 pm  35  6.9  117  0.9  2.8  15 mi. N of Barstow, CA              
 7/11 12:13 am  32 29.8  115 15.1  2.6  18 mi. SE of Calexico, CA            
 7/11 12:33 am  33 11.4  115 33.8  2.1  4 mi. SW of Niland, CA               
 7/11  1:07 am  34 37.1  116 38.6  2.0  20 mi. NE of Lucerne Valley, CA      
 7/11  4:32 am  36 20.3  118  2.6  2.4  4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA             
 7/11  5:00 am  35  1.1  119  2.7  2.0  5 mi. W of Wheeler Ridge, CA         
 7/11 12:09 pm  33 30.4  118 48.6  2.0  14 mi. E of Santa Barbara Is. , CA   
 7/11  1:43 pm  32 35.1  115 47.8  2.1  15 mi. SE of Ocotillo, CA            
 7/11  5:01 pm  35 57.6  117 39.3  2.2  17 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA      
 7/11 11:16 pm  34 39.9  116 17.0  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/11 11:34 pm  34 31.7  116 14.8  2.1  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/12  2:22 am  33 27.4  116 35.5  2.1  8 mi. SE of Anza, CA                 
 7/12  5:05 am  33 16.0  116 40.5  2.0  5 mi. ENE of Lake Henshaw, CA        
 7/12  8:17 am  34 38.2  116 13.2  2.1  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/12  8:27 pm  34 17.5  116 52.1  2.6  2 mi. NNW of Big Bear City, CA       
                                        FELT in Big Bear City
 7/13  1:36 am  32 35.0  115 48.1  2.0  15 mi. SE of Ocotillo, CA            
 7/13  1:38 am  33  0.2  115 31.4  2.0  2 mi. NNE of Brawley, CA             
 7/13  4:02 am  32 33.1  115 47.8  2.1  17 mi. SE of Ocotillo, CA            
 7/13  5:40 am  34 38.1  116 15.6  2.1  34 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA          
 7/13  7:33 am  33 52.0  117 32.8  2.0  1 mi. ESE of Corona, CA              
 7/13  8:37 am  34 18.7  120 38.9  3.2  14 mi. SW of Pt. Conception, CA      
 7/13 11:27 am  35 34.2  118 24.7  2.0  5 mi. SE of town of Lake Isabella, CA
 7/13  2:37 pm  33 12.3  115 53.6  2.0  6 mi. SE of Salton City, CA          
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