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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 25.22 N°, 121.91 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 37.22 N°, 109.91 W°
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Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
20-Dec-2013 05:27:07 5.2 1.0 43km NNE of Camalu, Mexico 190.96° N / 10.67° W
19-Dec-2013 15:53:39 2.8 9.44 1km NW of Marina del Rey, California 194.75° N / 14.17° W
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.            
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
31
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jun 15 2010 00:04 5.8 5 0 CALIFORNIA: OCOTILLO 32.7° N / 115.92° W
Apr 04 2010 00:22 7.2 4 2 MEXICO: BAJA CALIFORNIA 32.3° N / 115.28° W
Dec 30 2009 00:18 5.9 9 0 MEXICO: MEXICALI 32.44° N / 115.16° W
Jul 29 2008 00:18 5.4 15 6 0 CALIFORNIA: LOS ANGELES 33.95° N / 117.76° W
Feb 09 2008 00:07 5.1 3 0 MEXICO: BAJA CALIFORNIA 32.46° N / 115.31° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jan 09 1857 00:10 8.3 0 7 0 CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO 35.0° N / 119.0° W
Dec 12 1902 00:23 7.8 60 0 MEXICO: BAJA CALIFORNIA 29.0° N / 114.0° W
Mar 26 1872 00:10 7.8 0 10 27 CALIFORNIA: OWENS VALLEY 36.7° N / 118.1° W
Jul 21 1952 00:11 7.7 16 11 12 CALIFORNIA: KERN COUNTY 35.0° N / 119.02° W
Oct 16 1907 00:14 7.7 60 0 MEXICO: GULF OF CALIFORNIA 28.0° N / 112.5° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
1
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
PRIETO, CERRO Dec 20 1953 00:00 0.0 MEXICO 32.42° N / 115.31° W
TRES VIRGENES Dec 25 1746 00:00 0.0 MEXICO 27.47° N / 112.59° W
SUNSET CRATER Jan 01 1064 00:00 3.0 USA-ARIZONA 35.36° N / 111.5° W

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Oct 28 2012 00:00 USA PORT SAN LUIS, CA 0.3   35.18° N / 120.75° W
Mar 11 2011 16:09 USA PORT SAN LUIS, CA 2.0   35.18° N / 120.75° W
Feb 27 2010 20:21 USA SANTA MONICA, CA 0.7 0 34.01° N / 118.5° W
Oct 07 2009 00:00 USA SANTA BARBARA, CA 0.2 0 34.42° N / 119.68° W
Sep 29 2009 05:31 USA PORT SAN LUIS, CA 0.3 0 35.17° N / 120.75° W
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Aug 21 1934 00:00 USA NEWPORT BEACH, CA 12.0 0 33.59° N / 117.92° W
Nov 04 2000 00:00 USA POINT ARGUELLO, CA 7.0 0 34.58° N / 120.63° W
Dec 21 1812 00:00 USA EL REFUGIO (GAVIOTA), CA 3.4 0 34.47° N / 120.2° W
Aug 31 1930 00:00 USA VENICE, CA 3.1 0 33.99° N / 118.47° W
Nov 29 1852 00:00 MEXICO COLORADO RIVER MOUTH 3.0 0 31.9° N / 115.0° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
Jun 09 2008 05:45 Jul 27 2008 10:00 4.0 115.1 36.24000168 N 121.59999847 W
Oct 21 2007 00:00 Oct 24 2007 00:00 6.1 45.2 33.09999847 N 116.80000305 W
Aug 01 2007 00:00 Sep 02 2007 00:00 8.2 63.9 34.66999817 N 119.62000275 W
Jul 10 2007 00:00 Aug 25 2007 00:00 7.9 74.1 34.68000031 N 119.63999939 W
Jun 25 2005 00:00 Jul 08 2005 00:00 3.8 89.3 37.24000168 N 114.69999695 W
Jun 24 2005 00:00 Jul 02 2005 00:00 4.5 43.2 34.11999893 N 111.91000366 W
Jun 22 2005 00:00 Jun 30 2005 00:00 4.0 52.1 37.24000168 N 114.22000122 W
Oct 23 2003 00:00 Jan 28 2004 00:00 6.0 89.4 34.43000031 N 118.77999878 W
Oct 02 2003 00:00 Oct 31 2003 00:00 7.2 76.9 34.22000122 N 117.37999725 W
Jun 16 2003 00:00 Oct 30 2003 00:00 8.1 47.5 32.93000031 N 116.62999725 W
Jun 19 2002 00:00 Oct 10 2002 00:00 4.8 157.3 34.22000122 N 110.45999908 W
Jul 21 2002 00:00 Aug 28 2002 00:00 4.2 89.2 36.09000015 N 118.37999725 W

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
178-209

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
33,131,234 40,175
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
35,140,656 45,132
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
37,344,496 42,674
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
37,677,452 41,997
Countries
Country
Mexico
United States
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
United States Los Angeles 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Other 34.0° N / 118.25° W
United States San Diego 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Other 32.76° N / 117.13° W
United States Phoenix 500,000 to 1,000,000 Provincial capital 33.51° N / 112.11° W
Mexico Hermosillo 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 29.09° N / 110.96° W
Mexico Mexicali 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 32.65° N / 115.47° W

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
AGRO WEST Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00335 36.34° N / 120.25° W
AGUA DULCE AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02660 34.5° N / 118.31° W
AJO MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01458 32.45° N / 112.87° W
APPLE VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03059 34.58° N / 117.19° W
AVI SUQUILLA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00452 34.15° N / 114.27° W
BAGDAD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04183 34.6° N / 113.17° W
BAKER Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00922 35.29° N / 116.08° W
BANNING MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02219 33.92° N / 116.85° W
BARSTOW DAGGETT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01927 34.85° N / 116.79° W
BEATTY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03170 36.86° N / 116.79° W
BEDARD FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06547 36.47° N / 110.42° W
BELRIDGE STRIP Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00575 35.47° N / 119.72° W
BENSON MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03829 32.0° N / 110.36° W
BERMUDA DUNES Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00073 33.75° N / 116.27° W
BIG BEAR CITY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06748 34.26° N / 116.85° W
BLACKWELL LAND COMPANY INC Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00760 35.64° N / 120.01° W
BLECH RANCH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01140 35.59° N / 120.34° W
BLYTHE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00397 33.62° N / 114.72° W
BORAX Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02400 35.03° N / 117.71° W
BORREGO AIR RANCH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00575 33.19° N / 116.28° W
BORREGO VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00520 33.26° N / 116.32° W
BOULDER CITY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02201 35.95° N / 114.86° W
BRAWLEY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use -0129 32.99° N / 115.52° W
BUCKEYE MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01021 33.42° N / 112.69° W
CABLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01439 34.11° N / 117.69° W
CADIZ AIRSTRIP Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00780 34.51° N / 115.52° W
CALEXICO INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00004 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=KCXL 32.67° N / 115.51° W
CALIFORNIA CITY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02450 35.15° N / 118.02° W
CALVADA MEADOWS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02726 36.27° N / 116.0° W
CASHEN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00225 35.69° N / 119.49° W
CATALINA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01602 33.4° N / 118.42° W
CHAPMAN FARMS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00175 37.07° N / 120.38° W
CHEMEHUEVI VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00631 34.53° N / 114.43° W
CHIRIACO SUMMIT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01713 33.67° N / 115.71° W
CHOWCHILLA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00242 37.11° N / 120.25° W
CHRISTENSEN RANCH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00380 36.87° N / 121.34° W
CLIFF HATFIELD MEM Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use -0180 33.13° N / 115.52° W
COLORADO CITY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04874 36.96° N / 113.01° W
COMPTON WOODLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00097 33.89° N / 118.24° W
CONTINENTAL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02869 31.84° N / 110.98° W
CORCORAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00197 36.1° N / 119.59° W
CORONA MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00533 33.9° N / 117.6° W
COTTONWOOD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03550 34.73° N / 112.04° W
CRYSTAL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03420 34.48° N / 117.83° W
DESERT CENTER Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00559 33.75° N / 115.32° W
DESERT ROCK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03314 36.62° N / 116.03° W
EAGLE AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00485 34.89° N / 114.62° W
EAGLE ROOST AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02206 33.92° N / 113.17° W
ECHO BAY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01535 36.31° N / 114.46° W
EL MIRAGE FLD ADELANTO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02865 34.62° N / 117.61° W
EL RICO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00181 36.05° N / 119.65° W
ELK HILLS BUTTONWILLOW Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00326 35.35° N / 119.48° W
ELOY MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01513 32.81° N / 111.59° W
FIREBAUGH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00157 36.86° N / 120.46° W
FORD MOTOR CO ARIZONA PROVING GROUND Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02034 34.88° N / 114.12° W
FRENCH VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01350 33.58° N / 117.13° W
FURNACE CREEK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use -0210 36.46° N / 116.88° W
GILA BEND MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00778 32.96° N / 112.68° W
GLENDALE MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01066 33.53° N / 112.3° W
GOLDSTONE GTS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03038 35.35° N / 116.89° W
GRAND CANYON WEST Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04775 35.99° N / 113.82° W
GRAPEVINE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02361 33.64° N / 111.06° W
GRASSY MEADOWS SKY RANCH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03350 37.1° N / 113.31° W
GRAY BUTTE FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03020 34.56° N / 117.67° W
GUERRERO NEGRO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00059 28.03° N / 114.02° W
H A CLARK MEM FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06680 35.3° N / 112.19° W
HARRIS RIVER RANCH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00450 36.77° N / 119.44° W
HEMET RYAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01512 33.73° N / 117.02° W
HESPERIA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03390 34.38° N / 117.32° W
HOLBROOK MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05262 34.94° N / 110.14° W
HOLTVILLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00059 32.84° N / 115.27° W
HUALAPAI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05317 35.57° N / 113.29° W
HURRICANE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03347 37.14° N / 113.31° W
INDEPENDENCE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03900 36.81° N / 118.21° W
INYOKERN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02455 35.66° N / 117.83° W
IRON MOUNTAIN PUMPING PLANT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00890 34.13° N / 115.12° W
ISLA CEDROS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00098 28.04° N / 115.19° W
JEAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02832 35.77° N / 115.33° W
KANAB MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04867 37.01° N / 112.53° W
KAYENTA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05710 36.71° N / 110.24° W
KEARNY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01833 33.05° N / 110.91° W
KERN VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02614 35.73° N / 118.42° W
KINGSTON RANCH ARPT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02620 35.76° N / 115.66° W
LA CHOLLA AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02940 32.45° N / 111.0° W
LAKE HAVASU CITY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00781 34.57° N / 114.36° W
LOMPOC Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00087 34.67° N / 120.47° W
LONE PINE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03680 36.59° N / 118.05° W
LORETO INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMLT 25.99° N / 111.35° W
LOST HILLS KERN COUNTY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00274 35.62° N / 119.69° W
MARBLE CANYON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03603 36.81° N / 111.65° W
MARINA MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00134 36.68° N / 121.76° W
MC CONVILLE AIRSTRIP Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02600 33.64° N / 117.43° W
MEMORIAL AIRFIELD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01185 33.24° N / 111.91° W
MENDOTA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00162 36.76° N / 120.37° W
MESA DEL REY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00370 36.23° N / 121.12° W
MESQUITE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01975 36.83° N / 114.06° W
MOBILE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01261 33.11° N / 112.27° W
MOGOLLON AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06657 34.4° N / 110.53° W
MONTEZUMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03370 34.61° N / 111.87° W
NEEDLES Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00983 34.77° N / 114.62° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
DIABLO CANYON UNITED STATES 2 35.21° N / 120.85° W
PALO VERDE UNITED STATES 3 33.39° N / 112.86° W
SAN ONOFRE UNITED STATES 3 33.37° N / 117.56° W

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 57,731 4
Rural 694,631 46
Not classified 771,689 51
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Open Shrublands 559,844 74
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 50,898 7
Grasslands 41,478 5
Woody Savannas 32,687 4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 20,519 3
Savannas 15,232 2
Croplands 12,631 1.7
Closed Shrublands 6,600 0.9
Urban and Built-Up 5,847 0.8
Mixed Forests 4,247 0.6
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 2,068 0.3
Unclassified 1,678 0.2
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 206 0.03
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 188 0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 50 0.01
Permanent Wetlands 12 0
Snow and Ice 29 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-85 4,206 817
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Dec Jan Feb
low 2.9 2.8 3.8
high 17.5 17.3 18.9
Average Precipitation
  Dec Jan Feb
mm/day 1.1 1.1 1.1
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
LAS VEGAS Mon Mar 18 2013 22:56 77F 0.0 N Few clouds 15000 ft. Broken clouds 25000 ft. 36.08° N / 115.15° W
LOS ANGELES Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 60.1F 8.0 W Few clouds 3000 ft. Overcast 20000 ft. 33.93° N / 118.38° W
ONTARIO Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 63F 7.0 W Overcast 24000 ft. 34.05° N / 117.58° W
PHOENIX/SKY HRBR Mon Mar 18 2013 22:51 84F 9.0 WSW Broken clouds 25000 ft. 33.43° N / 112.05° W
SAN DIEGO Mon Mar 18 2013 22:51 62.1F 8.0 W Scattered clouds 2200 ft. Broken clouds 20000 ft. 32.73° N / 117.18° W
TUCSON Mon Mar 18 2013 22:53 82F 5.0 N   32.13° N / 110.95° W

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