More than 80 earthquakes recorded near the Salton Sea since 4 pm
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded more than 80 earthquakes near Westmoreland since 4 pm
In just 2.5hr Westmoreland swarm has had 45 quakes of M≥3.0. One of the largest swarms we have had in the Imperial Valley - and it is historically the most active swarms in SoCal.
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) October 1, 2020
The largest recorded so far was a M4.9 at approximately 5:30 p.m.
According to semiologist Dr. Lucy Jones, the area is know for swarms and the largest earthquake is too far from the San Andreas Fault to change the probability of an earthquake on it.
The swarm happening now south of the Salton Sea, near Westmoreland is over 30 km south of the end of the San Andreas. It is in the Brawley seismic zone, a common source of swarms. So far largest is M4.4. Too far from the San Andreas to change the probability of a quake on it.
— Dr. Lucy Jones (@DrLucyJones) September 30, 2020
There were originally 26 earthquakes recorded in the area as of 5:00 p.m. There were another 60 recorded since then.
Check out the list of earthquakes recorded in the area since 4 p.m.
4.1
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 18:10:25 (UTC-07:00)
10.9 km
2.7
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 18:07:54 (UTC-07:00)
4.8 km
2.6
4km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 18:07:34 (UTC-07:00)
8.5 km
3.4
3km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 18:06:23 (UTC-07:00)
5.5 km
3.4
3km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 18:05:05 (UTC-07:00)
6.6 km
3.2
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 18:00:14 (UTC-07:00)
4.8 km
4.1
4km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:58:13 (UTC-07:00)
11.1 km
2.6
4km NNE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:57:18 (UTC-07:00)
0.9 km
3.0
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:53:13 (UTC-07:00)
10.3 km
3.1
7km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:51:20 (UTC-07:00)
11.0 km
3.0
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:50:55 (UTC-07:00)
2.8 km
3.0
4km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:50:49 (UTC-07:00)
2.9 km
3.2
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:50:21 (UTC-07:00)
9.7 km
2.7
4km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:49:54 (UTC-07:00)
4.6 km
2.7
4km NNE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:48:31 (UTC-07:00)
5.5 km
3.1
7km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:48:05 (UTC-07:00)
8.5 km
2.7
3km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:47:57 (UTC-07:00)
3.4 km
3.3
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:47:18 (UTC-07:00)
3.0 km
3.0
3km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:46:05 (UTC-07:00)
5.3 km
3.1
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:43:40 (UTC-07:00)
5.7 km
2.8
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:43:11 (UTC-07:00)
5.6 km
4.2
4km NNE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:41:18 (UTC-07:00)
10.4 km
3.1
5km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:39:01 (UTC-07:00)
7.4 km
3.3
1km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:38:43 (UTC-07:00)
2.3 km
3.1
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:38:37 (UTC-07:00)
1.1 km
3.3
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:36:51 (UTC-07:00)
4.1 km
3.3
4km ESE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:36:30 (UTC-07:00)
3.0 km
3.1
3km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:36:16 (UTC-07:00)
3.1 km
3.4
6km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:35:43 (UTC-07:00)
7.7 km
3.7
5km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:33:48 (UTC-07:00)
8.2 km
4.9
4km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:31:27 (UTC-07:00)
11.5 km
2.6
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:28:11 (UTC-07:00)
5.3 km
2.5
3km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 17:06:50 (UTC-07:00)
3.5 km
3.7
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:58:02 (UTC-07:00)
9.6 km
2.7
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:57:07 (UTC-07:00)
5.0 km
2.5
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:53:50 (UTC-07:00)
3.1 km
2.5
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:46:50 (UTC-07:00)
3.1 km
3.0
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:45:03 (UTC-07:00)
3.0 km
2.5
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:40:30 (UTC-07:00)
3.5 km
3.0
5km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:39:40 (UTC-07:00)
6.7 km
2.6
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:39:29 (UTC-07:00)
2.3 km
2.5
5km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:39:07 (UTC-07:00)
5.5 km
3.0
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:38:06 (UTC-07:00)
2.8 km
2.7
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:35:19 (UTC-07:00)
2.6 km
3.3
2km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:34:26 (UTC-07:00)
1.1 km
3.2
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:34:08 (UTC-07:00)
3.1 km
3.5
2km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:33:34 (UTC-07:00)
1.9 km
4.4
3km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:31:51 (UTC-07:00)
4.8 km
3.1
5km NE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:31:10 (UTC-07:00)
1.0 km
3.0
3km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:30:43 (UTC-07:00)
3.2 km
2.7
3km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:21:09 (UTC-07:00)
2.5 km
2.6
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:20:16 (UTC-07:00)
2.2 km
3.1
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:19:48 (UTC-07:00)
4.4 km
3.5
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:15:30 (UTC-07:00)
2.8 km
3.0
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:15:24 (UTC-07:00)
6.9 km
2.9
4km NNW of Brawley, CA
2020-09-30 16:14:21 (UTC-07:00)
3.5 km
3.0
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:12:46 (UTC-07:00)
5.8 km
3.1
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:08:25 (UTC-07:00)
3.1 km
3.7
3km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:06:02 (UTC-07:00)
3.4 km
2.7
3km E of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:05:39 (UTC-07:00)
2.9 km
3.0
4km ENE of Westmorland, CA
2020-09-30 16:00:28 (UTC-07:00)
9.2 km
