Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones,U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
October 27, 2005
This report covers the seven day period ending 17:00 on October 27,2005. During this period we detected and analyzed 176 earthquakes.
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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10149397 2.1 2005/10/22 05:17:54 33 37.5 N 116 41.7 W 14.4 8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Anza, CA 10149449 3.1 2005/10/22 13:18:48 34 0.2 N 118 26.7 W 12.6 3 km ( 2 mi) N of Marina del Rey, CA Felt widely throughout the Los Angeles Basin, felt sharply in West LA, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey, and surrounding area. We also received a report from a man named Greg from Rhode Island, who said this was the strongest quake he has felt so far since moving to LA. If you felt this quake, and would like to report it, click here. 10149481 3.1 2005/10/22 20:42:16 34 0.4 N 118 26.4 W 12.8 3 km ( 2 mi) N of Marina del Rey, CA Felt widely throughout the Los Angeles Basin, felt sharply in West LA, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey, and surrounding area. If you felt this quake, and would like to report it, click here. 10149489 2.6 2005/10/22 21:47:38 32 29.6 N 118 6.3 W 12.0 43 km (27 mi) SSE of San Clemente Is. 10149557 2.1 2005/10/23 10:31:53 33 40.1 N 117 57.0 W 13.6 5 km ( 3 mi) S of Fountain Valley, CA 10149561 2.1 2005/10/23 10:58:39 33 28.3 N 116 29.1 W 11.8 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Anza, CA 10149597 2.3 2005/10/23 15:15:29 34 0.9 N 116 46.3 W 18.8 10 km ( 6 mi) N of Cabazon, CA 10149681 2.2 2005/10/24 09:48:38 33 4.5 N 115 56.8 W 2.4 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA 10149785 2.3 2005/10/24 22:33:39 34 15.4 N 118 40.0 W 13.7 5 km ( 3 mi) ESE of Simi Valley, CA Possibly felt in the Simi Valley area. 10149953 2.4 2005/10/25 13:46:34 36 6.7 N 117 35.5 W 3.1 33 km (20 mi) ENE of Coso Junction, CA 10149977 2.2 2005/10/25 15:33:06 32 16.7 N 115 11.4 W 6.0 52 km (32 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA 10150001 2.4 2005/10/25 17:15:00 34 23.9 N 120 51.8 W 18.3 28 km (17 mi) SW of Pt. Arguello, CA 10150029 3.1 2005/10/25 23:53:38 32 18.9 N 115 11.5 W 6.0 49 km (30 mi) SE of Calexico, CA 10150077 2.0 2005/10/26 10:55:17 33 10.5 N 116 1.7 W 9.2 10 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA 10150113 2.0 2005/10/26 18:19:08 34 1.0 N 116 46.3 W 17.7 11 km ( 7 mi) SSE of Mt. San Gorgonio, CA 10150141 2.3 2005/10/26 21:29:27 36 1.9 N 117 46.3 W 2.7 16 km (10 mi) E of Coso Junction, CA 10150185 2.5 2005/10/27 01:40:13 34 17.9 N 119 57.2 W 0.3 16 km (10 mi) SW of Isla Vista, CA 10150189 2.3 2005/10/27 01:47:25 34 18.0 N 119 57.3 W 9.2 16 km (10 mi) SW of Isla Vista, CA 10150213 2.6 2005/10/27 08:21:00 35 6.8 N 119 3.1 W 18.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of Wheeler Ridge, CA 10150269 2.1 2005/10/27 12:05:12 35 22.8 N 118 28.8 W 8.4 28 km (17 mi) N of Tehachapi, CA Happy Halloween!
