Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

March 23, 2001


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, March 15 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, March 22 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 212 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.

          Mag. Local Date Local Time Lat.      Long.    Depth  Descriptive location
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 9635237  2.6  2001/03/15 17:31:35 35 10.9 N 116 48.3 W  5.6   20 km (13 mi) SSE  of Goldstone Lake, CA  
 9635245  2.0  2001/03/15 20:08:35 35 58.2 N 117 39.7 W  3.3   27 km (17 mi) ESE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635249  2.2  2001/03/15 20:12:46 33 56.7 N 117 11.9 W 12.9   12 km ( 8 mi) S    of Redlands, CA  
 9635253  2.3  2001/03/15 20:26:13 34 16.4 N 116 47.0 W  4.2    7 km ( 4 mi) E    of Big Bear City, CA  
 9635297  2.6  2001/03/16 02:11:59 35 50.8 N 118 24.0 W  5.6   24 km (15 mi) NNE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9635325  2.0  2001/03/16 07:31:32 34 17.4 N 116 42.9 W  5.6   13 km ( 8 mi) ENE  of Big Bear City, CA  
 9635349  2.2  2001/03/16 10:55:46 34 11.3 N 116 15.2 W 11.4    8 km ( 5 mi) NE   of Joshua Tree, CA  
 9635389  2.4  2001/03/16 16:43:56 35 57.2 N 117 40.9 W  3.0   26 km (16 mi) ESE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635393  2.5  2001/03/16 16:49:46 34 49.5 N 116 27.1 W  3.1   53 km (33 mi) E    of Barstow, CA  
 9635421  2.2  2001/03/16 21:43:44 35 20.5 N 118 40.2 W  3.5   21 km (13 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
 9635469  3.1  2001/03/17 03:12:16 32 56.5 N 119  6.9 W  7.0   49 km (30 mi) WSW  of San Clemente Is. 
 9635477  2.5  2001/03/17 04:43:45 33 23.8 N 116 25.4 W 12.4   16 km (10 mi) NNW  of Borrego Springs, CA  
 9635633  2.0  2001/03/17 11:16:20 34 37.1 N 116 17.8 W  4.2   54 km (33 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
 9635641  2.4  2001/03/17 12:50:19 34 51.7 N 116 25.8 W  1.5   54 km (34 mi) E    of Barstow, CA  
 9635713  2.0  2001/03/17 14:01:09 34 35.0 N 115 58.2 W  7.0   50 km (31 mi) N    of Twentynine Palms, CA  
 9635709  3.5  2001/03/17 14:04:21 35 46.3 N 118  2.1 W  4.1   31 km (19 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
                                   Probably felt in Onyx
 9635717  2.0  2001/03/17 14:08:42 35 45.6 N 118  1.5 W  4.7   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635733  2.0  2001/03/17 15:01:06 35 45.8 N 118  1.9 W  4.8   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635745  2.0  2001/03/17 15:38:59 35 46.1 N 118  1.7 W  6.4   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635769  2.1  2001/03/17 17:13:31 36  4.8 N 117 51.9 W  4.0    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635785  2.1  2001/03/17 17:57:12 35 20.4 N 118 41.3 W  5.0   20 km (12 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
 9635793  2.1  2001/03/17 18:22:03 35 46.2 N 118  2.1 W  4.4   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635797  2.1  2001/03/17 18:40:27 35 45.9 N 118  1.5 W  3.8   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635805  2.2  2001/03/17 19:20:26 35 45.7 N 118  1.9 W  3.9   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9635825  2.0  2001/03/17 21:10:36 34 51.0 N 116 21.0 W  0.4   53 km (33 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
 9635869  2.2  2001/03/18 00:41:36 32 21.2 N 116  7.7 W  7.0   44 km (28 mi) SSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
 9635949  2.3  2001/03/18 03:58:35 33 22.7 N 116 52.2 W  5.2    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW  of Palomar Observatory, CA  
 9635965  2.3  2001/03/18 08:07:42 36  1.6 N 117 36.0 W  3.1   31 km (20 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9636029  2.2  2001/03/18 12:59:41 35 20.3 N 118 40.8 W  2.1   20 km (12 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
 9636053  2.0  2001/03/18 15:24:37 35 20.3 N 118 40.2 W  5.6   20 km (13 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
 9636061  2.2  2001/03/18 15:53:08 35 20.2 N 118 41.4 W  5.9   19 km (12 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
 9636077  2.1  2001/03/18 17:35:50 36  4.6 N 117 51.0 W  3.0   10 km ( 6 mi) ENE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9636085  2.0  2001/03/18 18:37:48 34 38.2 N 116 30.9 W  5.3   45 km (28 mi) ENE  of Lucerne Valley, CA  
 9636105  2.7  2001/03/18 20:52:04 35 45.8 N 118  1.5 W  6.5   32 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9636113  2.0  2001/03/18 21:08:00 33 58.2 N 116 40.0 W 17.0   11 km ( 7 mi) SW   of Morongo Valley, CA  
 9636133  2.0  2001/03/19 00:30:48 33  5.4 N 116  1.9 W 12.5   11 km ( 7 mi) ESE  of Ocotillo Wells, CA  
 9636141  2.0  2001/03/19 00:52:02 34 11.0 N 117 28.0 W 16.7    7 km ( 5 mi) SW   of Devore, CA  
 9636181  2.4  2001/03/19 08:36:33 33 29.9 N 118  5.0 W  7.0   19 km (12 mi) SW   of Newport Beach, CA  
 9636273  2.2  2001/03/19 11:37:54 34 43.8 N 116 20.2 W 12.0   64 km (40 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
 9636285  2.2  2001/03/19 12:22:38 35 20.3 N 118 40.6 W  3.5   20 km (12 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
 9636325  2.6  2001/03/19 17:42:53 35 47.7 N 118  3.0 W 10.7   29 km (18 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9636329  2.6  2001/03/19 18:07:48 35 27.8 N 118 32.4 W  8.4   20 km (13 mi) SSW  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9636341  2.1  2001/03/19 19:51:18 35 33.1 N 118 31.0 W 10.6   10 km ( 7 mi) SSW  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9636373  2.5  2001/03/19 23:26:41 35 33.1 N 118 30.8 W  9.5   10 km ( 6 mi) SSW  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9636381  2.4  2001/03/19 23:57:44 35 45.6 N 118  2.0 W  3.6   33 km (20 mi) SSW  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9636397  2.7  2001/03/20 05:25:36 35 47.2 N 117 39.8 W  6.8   18 km (11 mi) N    of Ridgecrest, CA  
 9636437  2.0  2001/03/20 12:53:37 34 29.6 N 116 18.6 W  7.0   40 km (25 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
 9636465  2.3  2001/03/20 15:35:30 34 51.7 N 116 23.9 W  7.7   54 km (33 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
 9636469  2.4  2001/03/20 16:15:59 35 33.3 N 118 31.4 W  8.9   10 km ( 6 mi) SSW  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9636473  1.9  2001/03/20 16:19:27 35 33.3 N 118 31.3 W 11.7   10 km ( 6 mi) SSW  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9177574  2.4  2001/03/21 00:43:19 32  1.8 N 116 16.1 W  6.0   83 km (51 mi) SSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
 9177576  2.4  2001/03/21 01:13:24 32  1.4 N 116 20.2 W  6.0   85 km (53 mi) SSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
 9177607  2.6  2001/03/21 11:39:13 34 17.2 N 116 56.3 W  7.1    5 km ( 3 mi) NNW  of town of Big Bear Lake, CA  
                                   Felt in Big Bear City
 9636997  3.0  2001/03/21 23:10:01 36  2.7 N 117 40.7 W  2.9   24 km (15 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9637005  2.5  2001/03/21 23:12:52 36  3.3 N 117 40.7 W  2.5   24 km (15 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9637017  2.2  2001/03/21 23:23:18 36  2.1 N 117 40.4 W  1.8   25 km (15 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9637037  2.6  2001/03/22 01:41:25 36  2.4 N 117 40.8 W  1.9   24 km (15 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9637041  2.2  2001/03/22 01:48:02 34 19.8 N 116 27.8 W  3.6   24 km (15 mi) N    of Yucca Valley, CA  
 9637069  2.4  2001/03/22 03:56:00 34 19.2 N 120 47.3 W  7.0   31 km (19 mi) SSW  of Pt. Arguello, CA  
 9637085  2.1  2001/03/22 07:19:09 35 20.6 N 118 41.3 W  5.6   20 km (12 mi) NE   of Arvin, CA  
11555132  2.0  2001/03/22 15:05:01 34 58.6 N 118 59.1 W 17.2    5 km ( 3 mi) SW   of Wheeler Ridge, CA  
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