Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

October 27, 2000


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, October 19 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, October 26 (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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10/19  6:15 pm  32 23.8  115 20.5  2.3   20 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/19  6:16 pm  32 25.3  115 21.0  2.3   19 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/19  6:27 pm  32 23.0  115 20.0  2.4   21 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/19  6:39 pm  32 21.9  115 19.7  2.4   23 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/19  7:31 pm  32 25.9  115 20.6  2.5   18 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/19  7:50 pm  32 36.1  117 17.7  2.0   10 mi. SW  of San Diego, CA                 
10/19  9:17 pm  33 48.6  118  9.0  2.0    1 mi. NE  of Signal Hill, CA               
10/19 10:27 pm  32 23.6  115 20.4  2.5   21 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/20 12:01 am  34 48.0  116 18.8  2.3   34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
10/20  1:41 am  33 11.6  115 34.4  2.6    4 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA            
10/20  5:09 am  34 46.9  116 17.7  2.1   35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
10/20  5:38 am  34 36.3  116 17.7  2.2   32 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/20  6:53 am  36 40.5  116 17.9  2.4   34 mi. ENE of Furnace Creek, CA             
10/20  7:02 am  36 39.9  116 12.4  3.4   38 mi. ENE of Furnace Creek, CA             
10/20  7:11 am  36 35.8  116 16.1  2.5   33 mi. ENE of Furnace Creek, CA             
10/20  4:56 pm  32 13.1  115  2.3  2.3   40 mi. SW  of Yuma, AZ                      
10/20 11:59 pm  34 49.4  116 24.4  2.2   35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
10/21  6:12 am  34 22.2  118 25.0  2.4    5 mi. NNE of San Fernando, CA              
10/21 11:36 am  32 26.8  115 20.5  2.5   17 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
10/21  9:02 pm  33 42.9  119 11.3  2.0   18 mi. NNW of Santa Barbara Is. , CA        
10/22  7:54 am  35 28.4  116 26.3  3.6   25 mi. NW  of Baker, CA                     
10/22  7:54 am  35 28.3  116 26.9  3.6   25 mi. NW  of Baker, CA                     
                Close pair of quakes, felt at Ft. Irwin
10/22  8:59 am  34  1.3  117  1.3  2.4    1 mi. SE  of Yucaipa, CA                   
10/22  3:22 pm  35 28.0  118 20.0  2.0   13 mi. SSE of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
10/22 10:29 pm  32 21.5  116 19.4  2.5   32 mi. SW  of Ocotillo, CA                  
10/23  6:47 am  32  7.8  115  3.9  2.0   44 mi. SE  of Calexico, CA                  
10/23 11:03 am  34 18.4  117 42.0  2.4    3 mi. WNW of Mt. Baldy, CA                 
10/23  7:25 pm  34 27.4  116 27.9  2.0   23 mi. N   of Yucca Valley, CA              
10/23  9:05 pm  35  5.4  119  8.3  2.0   12 mi. WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA             
10/23 11:17 pm  32 15.2  115 48.6  2.0   34 mi. SSE of Ocotillo, CA                  
10/24  1:12 am  34 51.5  116 24.3  2.4   33 mi. SW  of Baker, CA                     
10/24  6:44 am  34 33.0  118 54.7  2.0   10 mi. N   of Fillmore, CA                  
10/24  3:35 pm  34 55.8  116 25.2  2.6   30 mi. SW  of Baker, CA                     
10/24  4:30 pm  34 56.0  116 25.5  2.0   30 mi. SW  of Baker, CA                     
10/24  5:32 pm  35 29.0  118 17.6  2.2   14 mi. SE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA     
10/24  9:11 pm  34 40.2  116 12.9  2.1   37 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/24 10:38 pm  33 10.7  115 35.7  2.3    2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA            
10/25  1:40 am  34 41.6  116 21.3  2.4   38 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/25  4:45 am  35  4.6  119  6.7  2.2   10 mi. WNW of Wheeler Ridge, CA             
10/25  6:04 am  34  1.1  117 12.3  2.0    3 mi. SSW of Redlands, CA                  
10/25  3:14 pm  33 34.2  118  9.6  2.1   10 mi. SW  of Bolsa Chica Beach, CA         
10/25  5:29 pm  34 36.3  116 17.5  2.3   32 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/25  8:34 pm  34 51.7  116 24.4  2.5   33 mi. SW  of Baker, CA                     
10/25 10:00 pm  34 41.9  116 17.3  2.5   38 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/25 10:37 pm  34 41.6  116 17.7  2.0   38 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/25 10:44 pm  34 30.9  116 18.5  2.0   26 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/26  4:53 am  34  9.0  116 25.1  3.1    2 mi. NE  of Yucca Valley, CA              
                FELT in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree
10/26  5:27 am  35  1.7  116 57.8  2.0   10 mi. NNE of Barstow, CA                   
10/26 10:17 am  33 59.5  117  0.3  2.0    3 mi. SSE of Yucaipa, CA                   
10/26 10:28 am  33 53.8  117  4.0  2.0    5 mi. WSW of Beaumont, CA                  
10/26 10:32 am  34  9.2  116 24.9  2.0    2 mi. NE  of Yucca Valley, CA              
10/26  1:24 pm  34 31.7  116 19.5  2.3   27 mi. N   of Joshua Tree, CA               
10/26  2:28 pm  34  3.6  117 49.5  2.1    4 mi. NNW of Diamond Bar, CA               
10/26  2:53 pm  34  2.3  117 32.7  2.1    5 mi. SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA          
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