Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

May 3, 2002


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, April 25 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, May 2 (PDT). During this period we dectected and analysed 200 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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12880908  2.6  2002/04/25 19:49:01 33 41.8 N 116 49.7 W 15.8   12 km ( 7 mi) WSW  of Idyllwild, CA  
12880944  2.3  2002/04/26 01:22:15 32 19.3 N 115  3.3 W  7.0   56 km (35 mi) SE   of Calexico, CA  
12880948  2.2  2002/04/26 01:22:15 32 21.8 N 115  5.1 W  7.0   51 km (32 mi) SE   of Calexico, CA  
12881028  2.6  2002/04/26 08:49:14 33  3.0 N 115 50.6 W 11.0   21 km (13 mi) W    of Westmorland, CA  
12881132  2.1  2002/04/26 22:28:54 35 42.4 N 118  4.8 W  3.3   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12881136  2.0  2002/04/26 23:14:27 34 47.6 N 116 16.0 W  6.6   55 km (34 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
12883428  2.0  2002/04/27 01:41:22 34 59.2 N 116 56.5 W  5.4   13 km ( 8 mi) NE   of Barstow, CA  
12883536  2.0  2002/04/27 17:24:37 34 26.0 N 116 12.4 W  5.6   34 km (21 mi) NNE  of Joshua Tree, CA  
12883620  2.5  2002/04/28 09:25:29 34 21.4 N 116 44.3 W  2.3   15 km ( 9 mi) NE   of Big Bear City, CA  
12883628  2.3  2002/04/28 11:12:36 35 42.4 N 118  4.8 W  3.1   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12883640  2.1  2002/04/28 12:48:41 34 20.3 N 116 27.3 W  5.5   24 km (15 mi) N    of Yucca Valley, CA  
12883668  2.0  2002/04/28 15:07:33 34 35.4 N 116 16.2 W  4.1   51 km (31 mi) N    of Joshua Tree, CA  
12883720  2.2  2002/04/28 19:21:25 32 14.0 N 115 17.9 W  7.0   52 km (32 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12883728  2.5  2002/04/28 20:27:26 36 43.8 N 116 19.5 W  7.0   56 km (35 mi) ENE  of Furnace Creek, CA  
12883768  2.1  2002/04/29 01:53:45 35 32.1 N 117 31.1 W  8.4   16 km (10 mi) SE   of Ridgecrest, CA  
12883788  4.1  2002/04/29 05:24:41 32  3.2 N 114 57.4 W  6.0   78 km (49 mi) SSW  of Yuma, AZ  
12883804  2.0  2002/04/29 07:16:52 34  9.6 N 116 52.5 W  7.9    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW  of Mt. San Gorgonio, CA  
12883864  2.1  2002/04/29 15:27:43 32  8.0 N 115  0.5 W  7.0   72 km (45 mi) SSW  of Yuma, AZ  
12883912  2.3  2002/04/29 21:05:43 34 21.0 N 116 27.8 W  4.7   26 km (16 mi) N    of Yucca Valley, CA  
12883932  2.0  2002/04/29 22:20:20 34  5.9 N 117 18.9 W 16.8    2 km ( 1 mi) WSW  of San Bernardino, CA  
12883936  2.0  2002/04/29 22:30:18 32  6.3 N 114 59.4 W  7.0   74 km (46 mi) SSW  of Yuma, AZ  
12883944  2.3  2002/04/29 23:04:38 33 48.8 N 119 17.9 W  7.0   32 km (20 mi) SE   of Santa Cruz Is. 
12883964  2.0  2002/04/30 03:14:28 32 14.7 N 116 19.7 W  7.0   63 km (39 mi) SSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
12884016  2.0  2002/04/30 07:12:11 32 13.9 N 115  3.8 W  7.0   63 km (39 mi) SE   of Calexico, CA  
12887496  2.1  2002/04/30 23:30:25 36 26.4 N 117 52.4 W  5.5   21 km (13 mi) NE   of Olancha, CA  
12887588  2.3  2002/05/01 09:26:47 32  3.3 N 115 46.6 W  7.0   73 km (45 mi) SSW  of Calexico, CA  
12887672  3.0  2002/05/01 16:02:28 35 42.8 N 118  4.7 W  3.0   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12887676  2.9  2002/05/01 16:03:41 35 42.7 N 118  4.6 W  3.2   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12887728  2.0  2002/05/01 20:55:20 35 42.6 N 118  4.8 W  3.4   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12887732  3.8  2002/05/01 23:00:15 35 42.6 N 118  4.7 W  3.1   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
               FELT in Onyx, Inyokern
12887744  2.0  2002/05/01 23:17:59 34 21.4 N 119 52.8 W 12.1    7 km ( 4 mi) SSW  of Isla Vista, CA  
12887756  2.0  2002/05/01 23:46:39 32  9.2 N 115  0.3 W  7.0   70 km (44 mi) SSW  of Yuma, AZ  
12887752  2.0  2002/05/01 23:48:04 35 42.4 N 118  4.9 W  3.1   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12887760  2.7  2002/05/01 23:51:57 35 42.7 N 118  4.8 W  3.1   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12887792  2.3  2002/05/02 01:05:49 35 42.6 N 118  4.8 W  2.9   36 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
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