Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

Nick Scheckel , Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones, U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology

September 22, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, September 14 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, September 21 (PDT). During this period we dectected and analysed 368 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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 9/14  6:07 pm  34 34.9  118 55.3  2.0  12 mi. N of Fillmore, CA                  
 9/14  7:00 pm  34 41.4  116 17.9  2.1  38 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/14  8:37 pm  34 32.3  118 55.7  2.3  9 mi. N of Fillmore, CA                  
 9/14 10:46 pm  33 46.4  116 56.3  2.1  2 mi. NE of Hemet, CA                     
 9/15  3:20 am  34 55.9  116 25.5  2.6  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/15  6:11 am  34 55.8  116 25.1  2.1  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/15  9:11 am  34 41.2  116 18.4  2.2  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/15  4:28 pm  34 33.7  116 16.4  2.8  29 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/15  4:49 pm  34 21.7  116  8.0  2.5  16 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 9/15  6:11 pm  36  5.2  117 48.5  2.1  8 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/15  8:39 pm  36  5.2  117 48.6  2.1  8 mi. ENE of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/15 10:01 pm  32 11.0  115 23.9  2.6  33 mi. S of Calexico, CA                  
 9/15 11:11 pm  34 55.6  116 25.4  2.3  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/15 11:28 pm  34 56.2  116 25.0  3.7  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/16  1:19 am  34 55.9  116 25.3  2.2  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/16  3:30 am  32  5.0  115 47.6  3.4  44 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA                  
 9/16  5:55 am  33 59.5  117 13.6  2.2  4 mi. SSE of Loma Linda, CA                
 9/16  6:24 am  33 58.5  118 25.4  3.3  1 mi. E of Marina del Rey, CA            
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 9/16  8:23 am  34 56.2  116 24.9  2.0  29 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/16  8:25 am  34 17.2  118 26.4  2.2  Under San Fernando, CA              
 9/16 12:26 pm  33  9.1  115 37.9  2.1  1 mi. SSE of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 9/16  1:32 pm  32 59.6  115 49.3  2.0  11 mi. WSW of Westmorland, CA               
 9/16  1:33 pm  34 38.7  116 17.4  2.2  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/16  4:29 pm  34 56.2  116 25.2  2.1  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/16  8:40 pm  33  9.5  115 37.9  2.1  Under Obsidian Butte, CA            
 9/17  2:00 am  32  1.3  116 13.5  2.1  51 mi. SSW of Ocotillo, CA                  
 9/17  2:13 am  34 34.3  116 15.4  2.1  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/17  6:58 pm  32 31.5  115 17.5  2.1  15 mi. SE of Calexico, CA                  
 9/17  8:49 pm  34 10.9  117 34.2  2.2  5 mi. NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA          
 9/18  3:24 am  33 10.5  115 36.2  2.8  1 mi. E of Obsidian Butte, CA            
 9/18  9:09 am  34 55.6  116 25.5  2.6  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/18 10:00 am  35 33.1  116 54.0  2.1  13 mi. N of Goldstone Lake, CA            
 9/18  1:20 pm  32 25.6  115 11.1  2.5  24 mi. SE of Calexico, CA                  
 9/18  4:35 pm  34 38.5  116 16.9  2.3  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/18  5:20 pm  34  1.7  118 12.4  2.2  2 mi. W of East Los Angeles, CA          
 9/18  5:25 pm  36  2.5  117 51.8  2.8  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/18  6:15 pm  33 11.6  116 23.4  2.7  4 mi. SSW of Borrego Springs, CA           
 9/18  6:44 pm  33 12.0  116 23.4  2.0  3 mi. SSW of Borrego Springs, CA           
 9/18  8:46 pm  36  2.5  117 51.8  3.1  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/18  8:49 pm  36  2.5  117 51.7  2.2  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/18 10:02 pm  36  2.4  117 51.7  2.3  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/18 11:15 pm  35  0.3  118 55.2  2.2  1 mi. E of Wheeler Ridge, CA             
 9/19  3:17 am  33 57.8  116 48.2  3.1  3 mi. NNW of Cabazon, CA                   
 9/19  4:42 pm  34 27.3  116 12.9  2.2  22 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/19  6:16 pm  34 21.3  116  8.6  2.4  15 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
 9/19  7:11 pm  34 38.9  116 16.9  2.0  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/19  7:22 pm  34 39.9  116 12.7  2.0  36 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/19  9:50 pm  34 49.2  118 50.7  2.0  1 mi. NNE of Gorman, CA                    
 9/19 10:41 pm  34 49.2  118 54.3  2.1  2 mi. E of Frazier Park, CA              
 9/20  1:28 am  34 25.6  116 12.3  2.2  21 mi. NNE of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/20  2:11 am  34 23.7  116 27.4  2.2  19 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
 9/20  3:35 am  34 55.8  116 25.1  2.2  30 mi. SW of Baker, CA                     
 9/20  6:41 am  34 18.2  116 49.8  2.0  2 mi. NNE of Big Bear City, CA             
 9/20  9:10 am  36  2.5  117 51.9  3.8  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/20  9:39 am  36  2.4  117 51.8  2.1  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/20 10:50 am  36  2.3  117 51.7  2.3  4 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
 9/20 11:51 am  33 38.5  116 43.9  2.2  7 mi. S of Idyllwild, CA                 
 9/20 11:57 am  34 29.4  116 15.9  3.0  24 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/20  1:37 pm  34  1.4  116 57.5  2.2  4 mi. E of Yucaipa, CA                   
 9/20  8:06 pm  34 32.0  116 16.9  3.2  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/20  8:44 pm  34 48.0  116 16.2  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
 9/21  5:20 am  34 18.1  116 49.7  2.1  2 mi. NNE of Big Bear City, CA             
 9/21  8:19 am  34 31.8  116 16.1  2.1  27 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
 9/21 10:43 am  32 40.9  115 30.6  2.2  1 mi. NW of Calexico, CA                  
 9/21 12:21 pm  32 13.8  115 47.8  3.1  35 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA                  
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