Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

October 13, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, October 6 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, October 12 (PDT). During this period we dectected and analysed 246 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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10/6   2:55 am  34 34.3  116 14.8  2.1   30 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/6   5:42 am  33 59.0  116 59.5  2.0    3 mi. NNW of Beaumont, CA                  
10/6   5:56 am  36 19.7  118  3.0  2.2    4 mi. NW  of Olancha, CA                   
10/6   6:14 am  36 20.6  118  2.8  2.1    4 mi. NNW of Olancha, CA                   
10/6   6:38 am  34 49.6  116 24.2  2.0   35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
10/6   7:16 am  32 39.9  117 34.3  2.3   20 mi. WSW of Mission Beach, CA             
10/6   5:29 pm  34 34.3  116 15.6  2.1   30 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/6  10: 9 pm  34 37.6  116 17.2  2.0   33 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/7  10:36 am  34 20.2  116 28.2  2.1   15 mi. N   of Yucca Valley, CA              
10/7  12: 0 pm  33 16.4  117 41.3  2.1   11 mi. SSW of San Clemente, CA              
10/7   3:24 pm  34 51.3  116 24.3  2.0   34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
10/7   5:17 pm  35 16.5  119  2.0  3.1    7 mi. SSW of Bakersfield, CA               
                FELT in Bakersfield area
10/7   5:50 pm  34 47.7  116 16.3  3.2   34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
10/8   3:38 am  36 20.5  118  3.3  2.2    4 mi. NW  of Olancha, CA                   
10/8   8:57 am  34 14.1  116 51.6  2.1    2 mi. S   of Big Bear City, CA             
10/9  12:17 am  33  8.3  116 29.2  2.0    7 mi. ENE of Julian, CA                    
10/9   2: 7 am  32 15.9  115 46.9  2.1   32 mi. SSW of Calexico, CA                  
10/9  10: 9 am  36  3.5  117 38.9  2.1   16 mi. E   of Coso Junction, CA             
10/9  11:13 am  32 34.1  116 10.1  2.1   15 mi. SW  of Ocotillo, CA                  
10/9  11:19 am  33 52.4  117  6.7  2.0    6 mi. NNE of Perris, CA                    
10/9   6:52 pm  33 40.5  116 44.6  2.0    5 mi. SSW of Idyllwild, CA                 
10/9   8:54 pm  33 29.7  116 31.2  2.1    9 mi. ESE of Anza, CA                      
10/10  3:53 am  34 36.7  116 18.0  2.3   32 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/10 12:41 pm  36 20.4  118  3.2  2.1    4 mi. NW  of Olancha, CA                   
10/10  1: 1 pm  35 44.0  118  2.6  2.3   22 mi. SSW of Coso Junction, CA             
10/10  5:53 pm  34 40.2  116 12.8  2.3   37 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/10  6: 7 pm  35 43.0  118 27.5  2.0    5 mi. N   of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
10/10 11:36 pm  34 33.9  116 15.9  2.7   29 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/11  1:44 am  36 37.0  118  3.5  2.0    1 mi. NNE of Lone Pine, CA                 
10/11  2:36 am  35 44.2  118 28.8  2.4    6 mi. N   of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
10/11  6:33 am  35 44.3  118 28.5  2.5    7 mi. N   of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
10/11  7:36 am  36  1.4  117 52.8  2.1    4 mi. ESE of Coso Junction, CA             
10/11 10:20 am  34 33.2  118 52.5  2.5   11 mi. NNE of Fillmore, CA                  
10/11 10:28 am  34 33.3  118 53.5  2.6   11 mi. N   of Fillmore, CA                  
10/11 10:37 am  34 32.7  118 53.7  2.1   10 mi. N   of Fillmore, CA                  
10/11 10:47 am  34 32.7  118 54.1  2.6   10 mi. N   of Fillmore, CA                  
10/11 12:30 pm  35 37.3  119 32.5  3.0   33 mi. N   of Taft, CA                      
10/11  4:22 pm  34 33.0  116 18.4  2.5   28 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/11  7:14 pm  34 33.1  116 14.5  2.0   28 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/11  7:58 pm  34 32.9  116 18.4  2.1   28 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/11  9: 1 pm  34  0.8  116 43.2  2.4    7 mi. NNE of Cabazon, CA                   
10/11 10:13 pm  36 36.3  118  2.4  2.3    1 mi. E   of Lone Pine, CA                 
10/11 11:27 pm  34 41.5  116 18.7  2.0   38 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/12 12:46 am  33 20.7  118 27.0  2.1    7 mi. W   of Avalon, Catalina Island, CA   
10/12  3:38 am  36 20.2  118  3.3  2.1    4 mi. NW  of Olancha, CA                   
10/12  4:47 am  33 40.5  116 48.3  2.1    7 mi. SW  of Idyllwild, CA                 
10/12  8:30 am  33 23.3  116 57.6  2.6    6 mi. WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA       
10/12  9:51 am  34 33.8  118 54.0  3.9   11 mi. N   of Fillmore, CA                  
                FELT from Ojai to Grapevine area
10/12  3:12 pm  34 55.9  116 25.3  2.0   30 mi. SW  of Baker, CA                     
10/12  4:19 pm  34  5.9  117 19.6  2.1    1 mi. WSW of San Bernardino, CA            
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