Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

March 22, 2002


The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, March 14 (PST) through 4 pm on Thursday, March 21 (PST). During this period we dectected and analysed 166 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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12607432  2.9  2002/03/15 02:30:38 32 14.4 N 115 22.9 W  7.1   49 km (30 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12611428  2.0  2002/03/15 04:43:43 34 30.9 N 116 17.1 W  5.6   42 km (26 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
12615428  3.4  2002/03/15 08:57:56 34 31.1 N 116 17.5 W  5.6   43 km (26 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
12619436  3.1  2002/03/15 09:39:25 34 31.3 N 116 17.6 W  5.6   43 km (27 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
12619464  2.2  2002/03/15 11:48:00 34 16.4 N 116 42.4 W  8.5   14 km ( 8 mi) E    of Big Bear City, CA  
12631428  2.0  2002/03/15 20:17:39 34 30.8 N 116 17.4 W  2.3   42 km (26 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
12639428  2.1  2002/03/15 23:22:43 34 38.5 N 116 19.0 W  5.2   56 km (35 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
12643456  2.4  2002/03/16 05:24:59 32 44.7 N 117 18.9 W 10.8    7 km ( 4 mi) WSW  of Mission Beach, CA  
12643460  2.1  2002/03/16 05:41:18 34 21.7 N 118 39.4 W 13.9    9 km ( 6 mi) WSW  of Valencia, CA  
12651464  2.2  2002/03/16 11:47:40 33 52.1 N 117 51.9 W  4.7    5 km ( 3 mi) E    of Fullerton, CA  
12655428  2.1  2002/03/16 12:30:18 33 52.4 N 117 51.6 W  4.8    5 km ( 3 mi) WSW  of Yorba Linda, CA  
12659440  4.6  2002/03/16 13:33:23 33 40.0 N 119 19.8 W  7.0   33 km (20 mi) NW   of Santa Barbara Is., CA  
               Widely felt in coastal areas from Santa Barbara to Orange County.  Max MMI III.
12663436  2.5  2002/03/16 14:35:18 33 33.4 N 119 24.4 W  5.2   33 km (21 mi) WNW  of Santa Barbara Is., CA  
12663480  3.2  2002/03/16 21:46:14 33 40.0 N 119 19.6 W  7.0   33 km (20 mi) NW   of Santa Barbara Is., CA  
12663484  3.2  2002/03/16 21:50:43 33 52.4 N 117 51.3 W  9.5    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW  of Yorba Linda, CA  
               FELT in northern Orange County
12663492  2.4  2002/03/16 22:46:46 32 40.9 N 115 36.6 W 20.9   11 km ( 7 mi) W    of Calexico, CA  
12687464  2.8  2002/03/17 18:40:33 32 28.8 N 115 18.5 W 35.5   27 km (17 mi) SE   of Calexico, CA  
               FELT in El Centro
12711432  2.2  2002/03/18 10:53:31 33 49.5 N 117 40.0 W  5.8   11 km ( 7 mi) WSW  of Corona, CA  
12727464  2.2  2002/03/18 18:53:15 33 52.1 N 117 51.2 W  4.5    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW  of Yorba Linda, CA  
               FELT in northern Orange County
12731428  2.3  2002/03/18 19:23:49 32 15.4 N 115 18.0 W  7.0   49 km (31 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12755528  2.1  2002/03/19 16:06:17 34 31.0 N 119 46.9 W 13.0   10 km ( 6 mi) NNE  of Goleta, CA  
12759428  2.5  2002/03/19 20:07:58 35  7.6 N 118 45.2 W  5.2   11 km ( 7 mi) SE   of Arvin, CA  
12767436  2.1  2002/03/19 22:40:49 32 16.8 N 115 17.7 W  7.0   47 km (29 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12783436  2.7  2002/03/20 07:18:50 34 49.2 N 116 25.1 W  3.6   56 km (35 mi) E    of Barstow, CA  
12787432  2.2  2002/03/20 08:05:40 34 29.7 N 116 29.9 W 10.2   41 km (26 mi) E    of Lucerne Valley, CA  
12787456  2.5  2002/03/20 09:49:57 33 39.7 N 119 18.3 W  7.0   31 km (19 mi) NW   of Santa Barbara Is., CA  
12807440  2.1  2002/03/20 18:44:55 34 18.1 N 119 16.5 W 20.9    3 km ( 2 mi) NE   of Ventura, CA  
12811428  2.9  2002/03/20 19:42:09 34  0.0 N 117  9.7 W 13.8    6 km ( 4 mi) SSE  of Redlands, CA  
               FELT in Inland Empire area, max MMI III
12823428  2.0  2002/03/21 03:11:01 34 15.3 N 116 25.7 W  3.5   15 km (10 mi) N    of Yucca Valley, CA  
12831428  2.8  2002/03/21 04:24:04 32 19.8 N 115 23.0 W  0.0   39 km (24 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12843452  2.6  2002/03/21 09:26:52 33 36.5 N 119 22.6 W  7.0   33 km (20 mi) WNW  of Santa Barbara Is., CA  
 9772729  2.0  2002/03/21 14:48:17 33  0.0 N 116  5.2 W  5.6   16 km (10 mi) SSE  of Ocotillo Wells, CA  
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