Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

December 28, 2000


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, December 21 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, December 28 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 272 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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12/21 11:34 pm  34 37.5  116 34.0  2.0  24 mi. ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA            
12/22  4:06 am  32 24.0  115 19.2  2.9  21 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
12/22  5:40 am  32 25.4  115 20.1  2.6  19 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
12/22  7:07 am  32 25.3  115 19.5  2.5  19 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
12/22  9:48 am  32 24.7  115 20.3  2.5  20 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
12/22 12:30 pm  32 24.4  115 20.4  2.9  20 mi. SSE of Calexico, CA                  
12/22  2:59 pm  36 33.6  116  8.3  2.5  40 mi. N of Shoshone, CA                  
12/22  5:27 pm  34  2.8  116 57.9  2.4  4 mi. ENE of Yucaipa, CA                   
12/23  1:08 am  34  2.9  117 14.9  3.4  Under Loma Linda, CA; 
					FELT                
12/23  1:45 am  34 48.0  116 16.5  2.2  34 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/23  2:52 am  34 35.2  116 14.8  2.5  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/23  4:55 am  34 34.9  116 15.1  2.3  30 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/23  5:52 am  34 26.1  119  0.9  3.1  6 mi. WNW of Fillmore, CA; 
					FELT                  
12/23  4:25 pm  34 55.8  116 55.8  2.3  6 mi. ENE of Barstow, CA                   
12/23  5:04 pm  34 55.1  119  1.2  4.4  5 mi. WSW of Grapevine, CA; 
					FELT                 
12/23  5:19 pm  34 55.3  119  4.0  2.2  7 mi. W of Grapevine, CA                 
12/23  6:00 pm  34 55.8  119  6.8  2.0  10 mi. W of Grapevine, CA                 
12/23  8:49 pm  34 51.0  116 23.4  2.0  33 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/23 10:25 pm  33 22.2  116 17.0  2.0  9 mi. NNE of Borrego Springs, CA           
12/24  1:40 am  33 59.5  116 50.9  2.1  4 mi. NNE of Banning, CA                   
12/24  2:51 am  34 55.0  119  1.2  2.0  5 mi. WSW of Grapevine, CA                 
12/24  4:34 am  34  3.3  116 52.3  2.5  4 mi. SW of Mt. San Gorgonio, CA          
12/24  8:04 am  36  7.8  118  3.0  2.2  8 mi. NW of Coso Junction, CA             
12/24 10:59 am  32  1.6  116  6.1  2.9  49 mi. S of Ocotillo, CA                  
12/24 11:07 am  34  2.8  117 15.5  2.0  Under Loma Linda, CA                
12/24 12:28 pm  34 54.8  119  1.1  2.2  5 mi. WSW of Grapevine, CA                 
12/24 12:29 pm  34 27.5  119  4.7  2.1  9 mi. E of Ojai, CA                      
12/24  1:35 pm  34 47.0  116 17.7  2.0  35 mi. SSW of Baker, CA                     
12/24  2:05 pm  33 40.9  116 58.2  2.0  4 mi. S of Hemet, CA                     
12/24  8:44 pm  32  8.7  114 59.9  2.5  44 mi. SSW of Yuma, AZ                      
12/24  9:20 pm  34 55.3  116 54.9  2.2  6 mi. ENE of Barstow, CA                   
12/25  4:56 am  33 10.9  115 36.0  2.0  2 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA            
12/25  5:14 am  33 10.6  115 36.6  2.0  1 mi. ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA            
12/25 11:25 am  34 40.5  116 18.6  2.0  37 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/25  3:04 pm  35 41.2  117 33.5  2.2  7 mi. NE of Ridgecrest, CA                
12/25  3:51 pm  33  4.9  118  0.2  2.0  25 mi. SE of Avalon, Catalina Island, CA   
12/25  7:16 pm  32 19.2  117 50.9  2.5  45 mi. SE of San Clemente Is., CA (SE tip) 
12/26  1:45 am  34 21.8  116 27.9  2.3  16 mi. N of Yucca Valley, CA              
12/26  2:52 am  33 33.1  118 12.2  3.2  11 mi. SSE of Pt. Fermin, San Pedro, CA; 
					FELT
12/26  8:21 am  33 58.6  116 34.8  2.0  4 mi. S of Morongo Valley, CA            
12/26  1:27 pm  34 18.8  116 51.8  3.0  3 mi. N of Big Bear City, CA; 
					FELT             
12/26  4:27 pm  32 43.5  118  4.1  4.1  17 mi. ESE of San Clemente Is., CA (SE tip); 
					FELT 
12/26  4:46 pm  32 40.6  118 11.4  2.9  13 mi. SE  of San Clemente Is., CA (SE tip) 
12/26  6:00 pm  34  9.6  116 49.3  2.1  4 mi. N of Mt. San Gorgonio, CA          
12/26  9:08 pm  34 38.7  116 17.0  2.1  35 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/27 12:42 am  34 35.0  116 15.8  2.4  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/27  2:38 am  32 36.7  118  9.0  2.8  18 mi. SE of San Clemente Is., CA (SE tip) 
12/27  3:27 am  34 35.0  116 15.5  2.8  31 mi. N of Joshua Tree, CA               
12/27  3:39 am  34 16.8  118 44.3  2.0  1 mi. W of Simi Valley, CA               
12/27 11:20 am  32 44.0  116 35.7  2.0  23 mi. S of Julian, CA                    
12/27  2:16 pm  35 17.9  118 35.5  2.2  14 mi. NW of Tehachapi, CA                 
12/27  4:02 pm  34 24.0  116  9.5  2.1  19 mi. NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA          
12/27  7:51 pm  33 10.9  116 23.0  2.2  5 mi. S of Borrego Springs, CA           
12/28  2:50 am  36 13.4  117 52.6  2.1  8 mi. ESE of Olancha, CA                   
12/28  5:13 am  36  1.5  117 47.9  2.3  8 mi. E of Coso Junction, CA             
12/28  1:43 pm  34 51.1  118 28.3  2.3  14 mi. NNW of Elizabeth Lake, CA            
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