1 Southern California Seismicity Summary

Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week

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

May 10, 2002


The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, May 2 (PDT) through 5 pm on Thursday, May 9 (PDT). During this period we dectected and analysed 261 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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12895488  2.7  2002/05/02 18:17:54 33  0.3 N 118 20.1 W 11.5   21 km (13 mi) N    of San Clemente Is. 
12895568  2.3  2002/05/03 01:15:41 35 42.2 N 118  5.2 W  3.1   35 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12895576  2.0  2002/05/03 01:41:22 35 41.8 N 118  4.9 W  2.1   35 km (22 mi) E    of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12895588  3.0  2002/05/03 02:59:59 35 42.0 N 118  5.1 W  2.9   35 km (22 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
               FELT in Inyokern
12895612  2.1  2002/05/03 04:18:58 32 43.0 N 116  3.8 W  6.8    7 km ( 4 mi) WSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
12895604  2.1  2002/05/03 04:18:58 32 42.7 N 116  3.9 W  6.9    7 km ( 4 mi) WSW  of Ocotillo, CA  
12895620  2.1  2002/05/03 04:38:24 34 15.0 N 117 28.5 W 14.2    7 km ( 5 mi) WNW  of Devore, CA  
 9505582  1.9  2002/05/03 10:38:55 32  9.5 N 115  1.5 W  7.0   71 km (44 mi) SSW  of Yuma, AZ  
12895740  2.1  2002/05/03 13:51:20 33  8.8 N 116 20.3 W  9.9   12 km ( 8 mi) SSE  of Borrego Springs, CA  
12911448  2.5  2002/05/04 22:06:12 33 52.0 N 119 49.0 W  5.6   25 km (16 mi) SSE  of Santa Cruz Is. 
12911456  2.6  2002/05/05 00:26:44 34 48.2 N 116 15.9 W  5.8   54 km (34 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
12911480  2.0  2002/05/05 04:02:39 33 28.8 N 116 30.5 W 10.3   17 km (11 mi) ESE  of Anza, CA  
12915444  2.2  2002/05/05 07:42:08 32 22.4 N 115 13.4 W  7.0   42 km (26 mi) SE   of Calexico, CA  
12915456  2.1  2002/05/05 09:56:05 34 48.2 N 116 15.9 W  5.5   54 km (34 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
12923444  2.2  2002/05/05 15:20:49 34 20.1 N 116 54.8 W  3.4    9 km ( 6 mi) NW   of Big Bear City, CA  
12927476  2.2  2002/05/05 19:37:27 34 18.2 N 116 51.1 W 13.7    4 km ( 3 mi) N    of Big Bear City, CA  
12927512  2.5  2002/05/05 23:45:50 32  9.4 N 114 60.0 W  7.0   70 km (43 mi) SSW  of Yuma, AZ  
12927520  2.0  2002/05/06 00:36:30 33 10.1 N 115 39.0 W  4.7    1 km ( 1 mi) W    of Obsidian Butte, CA  
12927532  2.6  2002/05/06 00:47:45 33  9.7 N 115 39.0 W  0.2    2 km ( 1 mi) SW   of Obsidian Butte, CA  
12927580  2.6  2002/05/06 04:54:53 35 43.3 N 118  4.2 W  3.0   37 km (23 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12931508  2.0  2002/05/06 15:20:53 35 45.8 N 118 20.8 W  2.4   18 km (11 mi) NE   of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12935440  2.8  2002/05/06 19:02:23 36  5.9 N 117 54.1 W  3.2    7 km ( 5 mi) NE   of Coso Junction, CA  
12935448  2.2  2002/05/06 19:24:43 36  5.8 N 117 54.0 W  3.7    7 km ( 4 mi) NE   of Coso Junction, CA  
12935468  2.2  2002/05/06 22:28:26 34 20.8 N 118 45.9 W 12.0    9 km ( 6 mi) NW   of Simi Valley, CA  
12935492  2.3  2002/05/07 02:34:34 32 16.2 N 115 18.9 W  7.0   47 km (29 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12943648  3.4  2002/05/07 15:31:48 35 42.9 N 118  4.1 W  3.2   37 km (23 mi) ENE  of town of Lake Isabella, CA  
12943660  2.5  2002/05/07 15:55:44 32 43.5 N 115 25.2 W 11.3   10 km ( 6 mi) NE   of Calexico, CA  
12947432  2.6  2002/05/07 21:51:07 32 44.6 N 115 25.4 W 14.3   11 km ( 7 mi) NE   of Calexico, CA  
12947460  2.0  2002/05/08 05:27:24 33 57.6 N 116 46.5 W 22.6    4 km ( 3 mi) NNE  of Cabazon, CA  
12951428  2.2  2002/05/08 17:38:42 34 48.3 N 116 15.7 W  5.9   54 km (34 mi) SSW  of Baker, CA  
12951448  2.8  2002/05/08 19:55:24 32 17.4 N 115 19.5 W  7.0   45 km (28 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12951456  2.2  2002/05/08 20:39:26 32 20.0 N 115 20.4 W  7.0   40 km (25 mi) SSE  of Calexico, CA  
12951500  2.2  2002/05/09 04:01:38 33  3.2 N 117 48.4 W  7.0   43 km (27 mi) WSW  of Oceanside, CA  
12955452  2.0  2002/05/09 10:12:42 34  8.7 N 117 26.6 W 10.7    4 km ( 3 mi) N    of Fontana, CA  
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