Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

August 16, 2001


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, August 9 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, August 16 (PDT). During this period we detected and analysed 433 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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 9693041  2.1  2001/08/09 17:23:22 33 37.9 N 116 46.4 W 15.8   13 km ( 8 mi) NW   of Anza, CA  
 9693061  2.1  2001/08/09 18:01:11 35 26.9 N 118 46.7 W  3.0   22 km (14 mi) ENE  of Bakersfield, CA  
 9693085  2.1  2001/08/09 19:33:11 35 49.6 N 117 40.6 W 10.4   23 km (14 mi) N    of Ridgecrest, CA  
 9693281  2.5  2001/08/10 10:25:36 35 56.7 N 120 13.5 W  7.0   19 km (12 mi) ENE  of Parkfield, CA  
 9693301  2.1  2001/08/10 10:57:47 34 48.0 N 116 15.7 W  5.2   55 km (34 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
 9693333  2.0  2001/08/10 11:48:52 33 42.3 N 116 49.6 W 18.3   11 km ( 7 mi) WSW  of Idyllwild, CA  
 9693345  2.0  2001/08/10 12:24:16 36  1.8 N 117 52.3 W  5.8    7 km ( 4 mi) ESE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9693413  2.2  2001/08/10 16:39:44 33 30.4 N 116 22.7 W  9.9   24 km (15 mi) S    of Palm Desert, CA  
 9693441  2.6  2001/08/10 18:12:11 34 11.1 N 116 58.4 W 13.6    9 km ( 5 mi) SW   of town of Big Bear Lake, CA  
 9693461  2.4  2001/08/10 19:21:29 36  3.5 N 117 52.4 W  0.6    7 km ( 4 mi) ENE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9693553  2.4  2001/08/11 03:44:10 35 17.5 N 121  0.4 W  7.0   17 km (10 mi) WSW  of Morro Bay, CA  
 9693565  2.5  2001/08/11 05:02:29 36 59.4 N 118 25.5 W  7.0   23 km (14 mi) SSW  of Big Pine, CA  
 9693569  2.3  2001/08/11 05:17:32 33 34.2 N 115 54.5 W  8.6    5 km ( 3 mi) NNE  of North Shore, CA  
 9693673  2.1  2001/08/11 12:46:09 36  1.3 N 117 52.7 W  4.5    7 km ( 4 mi) ESE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9693745  2.2  2001/08/11 16:53:40 35 58.9 N 117 52.3 W  1.9   10 km ( 6 mi) SE   of Coso Junction, CA  
 9694017  2.1  2001/08/12 15:34:22 34  7.3 N 117 26.0 W  8.5    2 km ( 1 mi) N    of Fontana, CA  
 9694041  2.3  2001/08/12 19:03:05 36  7.6 N 117 50.7 W  3.2   13 km ( 8 mi) NE   of Coso Junction, CA  
 9694069  2.0  2001/08/12 20:46:27 33  3.9 N 117 46.9 W 33.7   40 km (25 mi) WSW  of Oceanside, CA  
 9694077  2.0  2001/08/12 21:20:40 33 29.5 N 118 17.2 W 15.9   17 km (10 mi) N    of Avalon Catalina Island, CA  
 9694201  2.7  2001/08/13 03:40:52 35 59.6 N 117 52.7 W  3.8    9 km ( 5 mi) SE   of Coso Junction, CA  
 9694589  2.2  2001/08/14 10:26:52 35 22.5 N 118 30.4 W  8.8   28 km (17 mi) NNW  of Tehachapi, CA  
 9694781  2.5  2001/08/14 19:35:24 35 35.0 N 118 22.7 W  4.5   10 km ( 6 mi) SE   of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
 9694845  2.6  2001/08/15 01:25:22 36  5.0 N 117 53.9 W  1.9    6 km ( 4 mi) NE   of Coso Junction, CA  
 9694857  2.4  2001/08/15 02:09:25 35 59.6 N 117 52.3 W  3.4    9 km ( 6 mi) SE   of Coso Junction, CA  
11924199  2.1  2001/08/15 05:45:44 33 20.1 N 115 42.5 W  4.7    3 km ( 2 mi) SE   of Bombay Beach, CA  
 9694889  2.0  2001/08/15 05:46:48 33 20.0 N 115 42.0 W  6.6    4 km ( 2 mi) ESE  of Bombay Beach, CA  
 9694965  2.1  2001/08/15 10:08:47 36  3.4 N 117 52.2 W  3.8    7 km ( 4 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9694981  2.0  2001/08/15 10:14:17 36  3.3 N 117 52.1 W  3.1    7 km ( 5 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9695029  2.2  2001/08/15 11:53:23 32  6.7 N 116 25.0 W  7.0   77 km (48 mi) SE   of San Ysidro, CA  
 9695093  2.1  2001/08/15 14:50:32 34 33.1 N 118 58.6 W 19.4   18 km (11 mi) NNW  of Fillmore, CA  
 9695113  2.1  2001/08/15 15:54:37 36  3.3 N 117 51.8 W  3.0    8 km ( 5 mi) E    of Coso Junction, CA  
 9695117  2.1  2001/08/15 16:06:34 34 37.2 N 116 37.8 W  9.0   35 km (22 mi) NE   of Lucerne Valley, CA  
 9695121  2.7  2001/08/15 16:58:01 32  4.5 N 116 15.3 W  7.0   77 km (48 mi) SSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
 9695165  2.1  2001/08/15 21:36:58 34  1.8 N 117 14.2 W 16.6    3 km ( 2 mi) SE   of Loma Linda, CA  

 9695177  2.3  2001/08/15 22:14:21 34 17.7 N 116 54.4 W  7.5    6 km ( 4 mi) N    of town of Big Bear Lake, CA  
 9695197  2.2  2001/08/15 23:46:26 34 38.1 N 116 14.6 W  4.5   56 km (35 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
 9695265  2.2  2001/08/16 04:53:38 34  2.8 N 117 15.6 W 16.8    1 km ( 0 mi) W    of Loma Linda, CA  
 9695377  2.4  2001/08/16 09:59:39 36  3.8 N 117 51.6 W  2.0    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE  of Coso Junction, CA  
 9695397  4.4  2001/08/16 11:04:33 32 45.6 N 118 17.3 W  6.9    9 km ( 5 mi) SE   of San Clemente Is. 
 9695445  3.3  2001/08/16 13:04:18 32 45.6 N 118 19.3 W 26.3    7 km ( 4 mi) SSE  of San Clemente Is. 
 9695457  3.1  2001/08/16 13:36:59 32 43.6 N 118 23.6 W 31.4   11 km ( 7 mi) SSW  of San Clemente Is. 
 9695549  4.2  2001/08/16 15:06:28 32 44.0 N 118 20.1 W 25.2   10 km ( 6 mi) S    of San Clemente Is.