Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Anthony Guarino
, Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones, U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
September 29, 2006
This report covers the seven day period ending 17:00 on September 28/2006. During this period we detected and analysed 204 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
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14252716 2.1 2006/09/21 17:18:17 34 25.6 N 116 11.1 W 9.3 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Joshua Tree, CA
14252772 2.1 2006/09/22 01:52:53 36 7.9 N 117 53.7 W 6.0 11 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Coso Junction, CA
14252924 2.4 2006/09/23 10:24:27 32 50.6 N 117 41.7 W 6.0 41 km (26 mi) W of La Jolla, CA
14252956 2.6 2006/09/23 20:47:08 36 8.1 N 117 53.9 W 3.4 11 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Coso Junction, CA
14252984 2.3 2006/09/24 08:12:08 33 14.8 N 116 6.8 W 6.7 12 km ( 7 mi) N of Ocotillo Wells, CA
14253040 2.6 2006/09/24 17:29:49 32 46.3 N 117 38.9 W 6.0 37 km (23 mi) W of Mission Beach, CA
14253488 2.2 2006/09/27 03:09:17 32 12.8 N 115 4.4 W 6.0 64 km (40 mi) SE of Calexico, CA
14253536 2.2 2006/09/27 10:30:00 33 50.2 N 117 40.8 W 6.2 11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Corona, CA
14253628 2.3 2006/09/27 20:22:25 32 48.3 N 115 27.2 W 15.7 9 km ( 6 mi) E of El Centro, CA
14253752 2.1 2006/09/28 11:39:18 32 40.4 N 115 51.3 W 9.2 15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Ocotillo, CA
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Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Anthony Guarino
Seismological Laboratory
Sue Hough U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
September 21, 2006
This report covers the seven day period ending 17:00 on September 21, 2006. During this period we detected and analyzed 225 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
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10207961 2.5 2006/09/15 00:43:49 34 0.9 N 116 46.4 W 18.3 10 km ( 7 mi) N of Cabazon, CA
10207977 2.1 2006/09/15 02:21:56 32 42.5 N 116 3.1 W 7.4 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10207997 2.1 2006/09/15 05:35:48 33 15.7 N 116 6.3 W 3.3 13 km ( 8 mi) W of Salton City, CA
10208009 2.1 2006/09/15 06:29:31 32 14.8 N 115 21.2 W 6.0 49 km (30 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
10208045 2.2 2006/09/15 10:16:09 33 11.4 N 115 34.8 W 3.1 6 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
10208065 2.1 2006/09/15 12:28:19 32 42.5 N 116 3.0 W 7.8 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10208121 2.1 2006/09/15 19:11:55 34 43.4 N 120 12.3 W 27.9 12 km ( 8 mi) N of Buellton, CA
10208137 2.2 2006/09/15 20:00:56 34 0.5 N 116 19.1 W 9.1 14 km ( 9 mi) S of Joshua Tree, CA
10208265 2.7 2006/09/16 13:14:27 32 42.0 N 116 2.9 W 6.2 6 km ( 4 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
10208313 2.1 2006/09/16 18:12:35 32 51.1 N 116 14.5 W 9.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Ocotillo, CA
10208385 2.4 2006/09/17 00:52:41 32 42.0 N 116 3.6 W 7.3 7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10208389 2.1 2006/09/17 01:53:32 32 42.3 N 116 3.5 W 7.1 7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10208433 2.2 2006/09/17 07:47:10 32 42.3 N 116 2.8 W 6.6 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10208441 2.5 2006/09/17 07:52:59 32 42.4 N 116 3.4 W 5.5 7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10208489 2.9 2006/09/17 14:50:09 33 14.7 N 116 7.4 W 11.6 11 km ( 7 mi) N of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Felt in Ocotillo Wells and surrounding area
10208497 2.4 2006/09/17 14:53:36 32 42.6 N 116 3.4 W 6.8 7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10208505 2.6 2006/09/17 16:13:59 34 1.6 N 117 35.1 W 16.3 7 km ( 5 mi) SE of Ontario, CA
10208533 2.9 2006/09/17 18:33:56 33 11.1 N 115 36.7 W 1.4 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of Obsidian Butte, CA
Felt in Ocotillo Wells and surrounding area
10208541 2.7 2006/09/17 18:47:42 33 11.1 N 115 36.6 W 1.8 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of Obsidian Butte, CA
10208601 2.2 2006/09/18 00:30:37 33 15.4 N 116 4.0 W 2.7 10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Salton City, CA
10208641 3.1 2006/09/18 09:25:30 34 34.5 N 116 32.5 W 4.8 40 km (25 mi) ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA
Felt in Lucerne Valley and surrounding area
10208645 2.1 2006/09/18 10:12:23 36 12.1 N 117 18.0 W 4.1 19 km (12 mi) W of Telescope Peak, CA
14252300 2.7 2006/09/18 12:52:02 33 22.5 N 118 6.8 W 6.0 20 km (12 mi) E of Avalon Catalina Island, CA
14252312 2.2 2006/09/18 14:35:14 34 17.3 N 118 31.5 W 10.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NW of Granada Hills, CA
14252348 2.3 2006/09/18 19:07:33 32 42.5 N 116 3.2 W 7.0 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
14252508 2.5 2006/09/20 01:27:53 33 15.5 N 116 4.3 W 1.1 10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Salton City, CA
14252516 2.4 2006/09/20 02:11:53 33 14.5 N 116 2.6 W 2.6 8 km ( 5 mi) WSW of Salton City, CA
14252532 2.8 2006/09/20 03:42:43 33 11.9 N 115 34.4 W 4.2 7 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
14252684 2.4 2006/09/21 09:08:30 33 14.1 N 116 2.0 W 3.8 8 km ( 5 mi) SW of Salton City, CA
14252700 2.2 2006/09/21 14:12:19 34 31.2 N 116 15.0 W 4.5 43 km (27 mi) N of Joshua Tree, CA
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Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Anthony Guarino
Seismological Laboratory
Sue Hough U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
September 14, 2006
This report covers the seven day period ending 17:00 on September 14, 2006. During this period we detected and analyzed 192 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
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10206937 2.2 2006/09/08 04:16:41 32 46.2 N 115 32.8 W 17.0 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of El Centro, CA
10207041 2.1 2006/09/08 13:05:59 33 55.9 N 117 51.6 W 8.9 4 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Brea, CA
10207065 2.3 2006/09/08 16:21:17 34 5.7 N 117 19.1 W 16.9 2 km ( 2 mi) WSW of San Bernardino, CA
10207097 2.0 2006/09/08 23:27:51 32 39.5 N 117 38.8 W 6.0 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Mission Beach, CA
10207121 2.4 2006/09/09 05:31:03 34 3.4 N 116 56.1 W 12.8 10 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Yucaipa, CA
10207129 2.7 2006/09/09 06:05:47 36 17.3 N 117 27.2 W 1.5 35 km (22 mi) WNW of Telescope Peak, CA
10207377 2.1 2006/09/11 08:27:53 33 11.9 N 115 35.4 W 2.9 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Obsidian Butte, CA
10207421 2.8 2006/09/11 14:56:25 33 14.2 N 116 7.1 W 10.3 10 km ( 6 mi) N of Ocotillo Wells, CA
10207441 2.7 2006/09/11 19:08:09 33 47.7 N 120 17.6 W 6.0 24 km (15 mi) SW of Santa Rosa Is., CA
10207473 3.1 2006/09/12 01:21:14 32 2.6 N 115 48.7 W 6.0 76 km (47 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
10207541 2.2 2006/09/12 17:15:46 34 3.3 N 117 8.7 W 13.4 3 km ( 2 mi) E of Redlands, CA
10207545 2.1 2006/09/12 19:00:10 33 10.1 N 115 38.9 W 4.6 1 km ( 1 mi) W of Obsidian Butte, CA
10207613 2.0 2006/09/13 06:32:24 33 14.5 N 116 1.3 W 4.0 7 km ( 4 mi) SW of Salton City, CA
10207681 4.0 2006/09/13 17:11:06 32 41.7 N 116 3.2 W 10.2 7 km ( 4 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
Felt widely throughout the San Diego area. If you felt this quake, and would like to report it,
click here.
To view the ShakeMap for this event, click here.
12250451 2.2 2006/09/13 17:16:23 32 43.2 N 116 3.2 W 5.1 6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10207713 2.6 2006/09/13 17:46:54 32 42.0 N 116 2.8 W 6.4 6 km ( 4 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
10207737 3.6 2006/09/13 18:25:14 32 41.9 N 116 3.8 W 9.7 8 km ( 5 mi) WSW of Ocotillo, CA
10207841 2.1 2006/09/14 07:56:46 32 42.3 N 116 2.6 W 6.1 6 km ( 4 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
10207849 2.5 2006/09/14 08:24:58 35 59.9 N 117 41.9 W 2.3 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Coso Junction, CA
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At 5:11 pm today, a ML4.0 earthquake was felt in the southern end of California. The epicenter was located 5 miles southwest of Ocotillo, or 30 miles west-southwest of El Centro. A few people from as far away as Escondido reported feeling it. There have been a few aftershocks so far, the largest of which was a ML3.6 at 6:25 pm. The focal mechanism is strike-slip.
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Southern California Earthquakes in the Past Week
Anthony Guarino
, Seismological Laboratory
Lucy Jones, U. S. Geological Survey
California Institute of Technology
September 07, 2006
This report covers the seven day period ending 17:00 on September 7, 2006. During this period we detected and analyzed 240 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
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#EVID MAG YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm:SS LAT LON DEP LOCATION
14249548 3.0 2006/09/01 06:44:33 32 15.7 N 115 16.5 W 6.0 50 km (31 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
14249564 2.5 2006/09/01 07:40:05 34 19.1 N 116 27.2 W 8.2 22 km (14 mi) N of Yucca Valley, CA
10205873 2.1 2006/09/01 17:52:11 33 23.7 N 116 26.7 W 14.0 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
10205997 3.5 2006/09/02 09:29:42 33 56.7 N 116 22.1 W 8.8 12 km ( 8 mi) E of Desert Hot Springs, CA
Felt in Desert Hot Springs and surrounding area
10206041 2.2 2006/09/02 15:21:40 36 0.6 N 117 23.7 W 5.5 27 km (17 mi) N of Trona, CA
10206097 2.3 2006/09/02 23:28:43 36 0.5 N 117 48.7 W 1.6 13 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Coso Junction, CA
10206145 2.1 2006/09/03 02:42:58 32 41.7 N 116 3.7 W 9.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
10206157 2.7 2006/09/03 03:19:40 35 1.4 N 119 9.0 W 9.5 19 km (12 mi) W of Wheeler Ridge, CA
10206325 2.2 2006/09/03 22:34:49 32 45.5 N 115 25.6 W 20.9 12 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
10206481 3.0 2006/09/05 08:22:58 32 41.8 N 116 3.5 W 5.9 7 km ( 5 mi) SW of Ocotillo, CA
10206597 2.1 2006/09/06 04:32:40 33 11.0 N 117 32.7 W 10.1 15 km ( 9 mi) W of Oceanside, CA
10206633 2.5 2006/09/06 11:21:50 32 10.7 N 115 52.3 W 6.0 63 km (39 mi) S of Ocotillo, CA
10206653 2.3 2006/09/06 14:22:31 34 30.5 N 118 5.6 W 12.9 8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Palmdale, CA
10206665 3.6 2006/09/06 15:18:01 33 10.5 N 116 2.6 W 12.9 9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Felt in Ocotillo wells and as far away as San Diego and San Bernardino Counties
10206669 2.0 2006/09/06 15:49:30 32 43.2 N 115 25.3 W 17.2 9 km ( 6 mi) NE of Calexico, CA
10206737 2.2 2006/09/06 19:31:18 32 10.8 N 115 48.5 W 6.0 62 km (38 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
10206741 2.2 2006/09/06 19:39:30 32 53.9 N 117 28.2 W 19.8 21 km (13 mi) WNW of La Jolla, CA
10206797 2.3 2006/09/07 06:42:44 34 50.3 N 118 53.8 W 14.7 5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Frazier Park, CA
10206813 3.1 2006/09/07 07:44:47 33 58.5 N 117 4.7 W 14.8 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Yucaipa, CA
Felt in Yucaipa and as far away as Winchester, Running Springs, and Riverside.
If you felt this quake, and would like to report it, click here.
10206853 2.3 2006/09/07 11:28:24 32 16.1 N 115 36.6 W 6.0 46 km (28 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
# Number of events: 20
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Another small quake, ML3.1, occurred this morning in the Inland Empire, about 4 miles south-southwest of Yucaipa. The time was 7:44 am. The quake was reported felt by a handful of people from Loma Linda to Hemet.
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A quake was felt a few people this afternoon in the Salton Sea area and Borrego Springs. It occurred at 3:18 pm & had a magnitude of ML3.6. It was located about 6 miles east-northest of Ocotillo Wells, or 10 miles south-southwest of Salton City.
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At 9:29 this morning, there was a small quake (ML3.6) 7 miles east of Desert Hot Springs. The event was reported felt in the Palm Springs area.
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