Close to noontime yesterday, a M3.1 earthquake occurred near the Kern County city of Arvin, 12 miles northeast to be exact. There were no reports of it being felt.
December 31, 2002
December 30, 2002
December 26, 2002
Commentary
Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Nick Scheckel ,
Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones,
U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
December 26, 2002
Nick Scheckel ,
Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones,
U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
December 26, 2002
The time period covered is 5 pm on Thursday, December 19 (PST)
through 5 pm on Thursday, December 26 (PST). During this period
we dectected and analysed 194 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. PST Date PST Time Lat. Long. Depth Descriptive location
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9871741 2.3 2002/12/19 22:07:23 33 44.9 N 118 49.4 W 7.0 28 km (17 mi) S of Pt. Dume, CA
9871765 2.5 2002/12/20 03:51:04 32 8.4 N 115 24.0 W 7.0 60 km (37 mi) S of Calexico, CA
9871813 2.0 2002/12/20 10:37:20 34 48.4 N 116 16.4 W 6.7 54 km (34 mi) SSW of Baker, CA
9871845 2.4 2002/12/20 12:56:41 33 8.7 N 115 37.4 W 9.2 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Obsidian Butte, CA
9871841 2.4 2002/12/20 12:56:41 33 8.6 N 115 37.3 W 9.1 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Obsidian Butte, CA
9871945 2.0 2002/12/20 13:53:11 33 8.4 N 115 37.6 W 8.5 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Obsidian Butte, CA
9871961 2.2 2002/12/20 15:04:05 35 19.0 N 118 39.8 W 4.4 19 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9872221 2.5 2002/12/21 12:05:06 32 35.0 N 115 47.6 W 6.5 25 km (16 mi) SE of Ocotillo, CA
9872217 2.3 2002/12/21 12:05:06 32 36.4 N 115 47.9 W 5.0 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ocotillo, CA
9872225 2.0 2002/12/21 12:22:13 32 35.4 N 115 48.5 W 4.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ocotillo, CA
9872433 2.1 2002/12/21 20:02:50 34 25.9 N 119 9.0 W 7.1 9 km ( 6 mi) E of Ojai, CA
9872457 2.2 2002/12/21 21:44:16 33 42.6 N 118 4.0 W 12.1 4 km ( 2 mi) NW of Bolsa Chica Beach, CA
9872465 2.0 2002/12/21 22:50:47 36 36.3 N 117 54.4 W 2.2 14 km ( 9 mi) E of Lone Pine, CA
9872497 3.5 2002/12/22 04:55:32 33 53.1 N 116 15.4 W 10.6 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Indio, CA
9872601 2.7 2002/12/22 08:09:56 33 52.8 N 116 15.1 W 9.9 19 km (12 mi) N of Indio, CA
9872621 2.6 2002/12/22 08:59:55 32 13.5 N 115 22.1 W 7.0 51 km (32 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
9872625 2.1 2002/12/22 09:22:50 35 18.9 N 118 40.5 W 5.9 18 km (11 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9872641 2.0 2002/12/22 11:42:17 35 19.1 N 118 40.4 W 5.5 19 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9872689 2.3 2002/12/22 14:37:53 33 59.5 N 116 49.6 W 11.0 9 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Banning, CA
9872709 2.1 2002/12/22 15:37:15 34 48.4 N 116 15.9 W 7.5 54 km (33 mi) SSW of Baker, CA
9872817 2.2 2002/12/22 19:38:16 35 26.8 N 118 34.6 W 5.6 23 km (15 mi) SSW of town of Lake Isabella, CA
9872825 2.0 2002/12/22 20:00:56 35 26.6 N 118 34.6 W 5.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of town of Lake Isabella, CA
9872901 2.2 2002/12/22 21:10:52 34 0.4 N 118 22.1 W 15.3 0 km ( 0 mi) NE of Baldwin Hills, CA
9872937 2.1 2002/12/23 00:07:19 34 57.7 N 118 58.8 W 10.1 5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Grapevine, CA
9872945 2.5 2002/12/23 01:11:10 34 48.4 N 116 15.7 W 5.5 54 km (33 mi) SSW of Baker, CA
9872989 2.0 2002/12/23 05:51:57 35 0.8 N 118 29.2 W 8.3 13 km ( 8 mi) SSW of Tehachapi, CA
9873093 2.6 2002/12/23 14:08:00 35 18.7 N 118 39.0 W 3.2 20 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9873097 2.3 2002/12/23 14:28:32 34 47.8 N 116 16.6 W 4.5 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Baker, CA
9873149 2.2 2002/12/23 18:05:58 34 48.3 N 116 16.0 W 7.2 54 km (34 mi) SSW of Baker, CA
9873273 2.0 2002/12/24 07:48:58 34 2.0 N 117 15.1 W 17.2 2 km ( 1 mi) S of Loma Linda, CA
9873357 2.7 2002/12/24 11:16:06 35 19.2 N 118 39.6 W 3.1 20 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9873361 2.6 2002/12/24 11:17:10 35 19.1 N 118 39.5 W 2.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9873441 2.7 2002/12/24 14:33:03 32 6.4 N 115 23.3 W 7.0 63 km (39 mi) S of Calexico, CA
9873589 2.6 2002/12/25 07:12:53 32 5.1 N 115 24.0 W 7.0 66 km (41 mi) S of Calexico, CA
9873629 2.0 2002/12/25 12:18:29 35 19.2 N 118 39.1 W 2.5 20 km (13 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9873633 2.1 2002/12/25 12:23:45 35 19.1 N 118 39.0 W 2.8 20 km (13 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9873637 2.1 2002/12/25 12:25:57 35 18.8 N 118 39.2 W 1.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9873769 2.2 2002/12/26 08:08:16 32 6.0 N 115 51.6 W 7.0 72 km (45 mi) S of Ocotillo, CA
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December 23, 2002
Commentary
A very small quake was felt at 9:10 pm last night, by a few people in the Culver City area. It was a M2.2, located under Baldwin Hills.
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December 22, 2002
Commentary
It turns out that there was another small quake (M2.2) felt last night in the Orange County area. It occurred at 9:44 pm, 4 miles northwest of Bolsa Chica. We have “felt reports” from Cypress, Anaheim, Stanton & Seal Beach.
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Commentary
A M3.5 quake occurred early this morning 12 miles north-northwest of Indio, or 16 miles east-northeast of Palm Springs. The time was 4:55 am. We have reports that the quake was felt in Indio, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs & Thousand Palms. There was a M2.7 aftershock at 8:09 am.
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December 19, 2002
Commentary
Another quake in the same location, near Arvin, occurred today at 2:49 pm. The location was 12 miles northeast of Arvin & the magnitude was M2.7.
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Commentary
Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Kate Hutton ,
Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones,
U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
December 20, 2002
Kate Hutton ,
Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones,
U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
December 20, 2002
The time period covered is 4 pm on Thursday, December 12 (PDT)
through 4 pm on Thursday, December 19 (PDT). During this period
we dectected and analysed 159 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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9869877 2.1 2002/12/12 16:57:06 32 21.0 N 115 12.1 W 7.0 45 km (28 mi) SE of Calexico, CA
9869885 2.5 2002/12/12 17:23:27 32 58.2 N 115 31.6 W 15.9 1 km ( 1 mi) NE of Brawley, CA
9869901 2.9 2002/12/12 17:53:04 33 1.8 N 117 50.9 W 7.0 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Oceanside, CA
9870021 2.5 2002/12/12 23:38:21 33 53.3 N 116 12.2 W 11.6 19 km (12 mi) N of Indio, CA
9870025 2.0 2002/12/13 02:01:02 32 13.5 N 115 47.8 W 7.0 57 km (35 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9870361 2.4 2002/12/13 17:32:14 32 12.4 N 115 47.4 W 7.0 58 km (36 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9870369 2.8 2002/12/13 17:46:33 33 27.1 N 116 33.2 W 9.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Anza, CA
9870409 2.0 2002/12/14 01:13:28 35 40.5 N 118 6.0 W 8.6 33 km (21 mi) E of town of Lake Isabella, CA
9870525 2.0 2002/12/14 11:15:09 34 31.3 N 116 31.1 W 4.2 40 km (25 mi) ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA
9870741 2.1 2002/12/15 10:13:39 32 14.3 N 115 47.2 W 7.0 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9870925 2.8 2002/12/16 06:19:12 32 15.3 N 115 48.3 W 7.0 54 km (34 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9870985 2.8 2002/12/16 13:43:48 32 9.6 N 115 46.7 W 7.0 62 km (39 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9870989 2.3 2002/12/16 13:58:08 32 17.1 N 115 48.1 W 7.0 51 km (32 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
9871009 2.3 2002/12/16 14:58:36 34 59.7 N 116 56.5 W 6.6 14 km ( 9 mi) NNE of Barstow, CA
9871033 2.1 2002/12/16 20:05:57 32 39.2 N 116 7.8 W 10.0 16 km (10 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
9871041 2.1 2002/12/16 21:43:53 34 33.2 N 119 8.3 W 16.4 16 km (10 mi) NE of Ojai, CA
9871137 2.5 2002/12/17 04:18:02 32 14.2 N 115 47.9 W 7.0 56 km (35 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9871185 2.0 2002/12/17 08:50:52 32 15.3 N 115 46.1 W 7.1 53 km (33 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9871225 2.1 2002/12/17 13:27:49 34 4.9 N 117 18.6 W 17.5 3 km ( 2 mi) SSW of San Bernardino, CA
9871293 2.2 2002/12/18 01:43:12 32 24.5 N 115 45.7 W 5.6 38 km (24 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
9871341 2.9 2002/12/18 07:42:57 35 18.9 N 118 39.5 W 3.1 20 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9871373 2.1 2002/12/18 09:09:06 32 15.9 N 115 45.4 W 11.3 51 km (32 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9871389 2.0 2002/12/18 10:49:48 32 15.1 N 115 45.7 W 9.0 53 km (33 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
9871453 2.2 2002/12/18 17:30:55 35 18.7 N 118 39.3 W 1.3 20 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9871549 2.0 2002/12/19 12:08:12 33 6.5 N 116 36.9 W 16.2 4 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Julian, CA
9871641 2.0 2002/12/19 14:47:52 35 18.9 N 118 40.9 W 4.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
9871645 2.7 2002/12/19 14:49:03 35 18.8 N 118 39.6 W 3.4 19 km (12 mi) NE of Arvin, CA
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December 18, 2002
Commentary
In general, the seismicity is fairly low in southern California. Low is not nothing, however; there was a M2.9 quake this morning at 7:42 am. The epicenter was located 12 miles northeast of Arvin, or 20 miles east-southeast of Bakersfield. We have received no “felt reports” so far.
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December 13, 2002
Commentary
A M2.9 quake occurred offshore late yesterday afternoon, at 5:53 pm. The epicenter was located 29miles west-southwest of Oceanside. We have received no “felt reports”.
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Commentary
Attempting to be the last earthquake of the year to be commented on, a M3.5 shook 5 miles north of Santa Barbara Island. We were the only ones who noticed since no “felt” reports were received…nor really expected. It occurred at 4:51 pm on New Year’s Eve.