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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 24.63 N°, 119.84 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 36.63 N°, 107.84 W°
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Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
22-Mar-2014 00:59:39 5.2 13.0 10km W of Mojave, California 196.22° N / 13.93° W
22-Mar-2014 00:58:14 5.2 10.0 81km SSW of Puerto Penasco, Mexico 190.15° N / 7.84° W
21-Mar-2014 17:50:12 4.6 11.23 107km SE of San Felipe, Mexico 189.85° N / 8.02° W
21-Mar-2014 17:37:13 4.9 10.1 106km SE of San Felipe, Mexico 189.83° N / 8.07° W
21-Mar-2014 02:17:40 2.6 8.08 9km NW of Beverly Hills, California 194.95° N / 14.2° 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
26
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
May 03 1887 00:00 8.0 80 44 MEXICO: BAVISPE 31.0° N / 109.0° W
Dec 12 1902 00:23 7.8 60 0 MEXICO: BAJA CALIFORNIA 29.0° N / 114.0° 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
Mar 11 2011 16:26 USA SANTA BARBARA, CA 1.0   34.4° N / 119.7° 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 00:00 USA SANTA BARBARA, CA 0.2 0 34.42° N / 119.68° W
Apr 01 2007 00:00 USA SANTA MONICA, CA 0.1 0 34.01° N / 118.5° 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
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
Dec 17 1896 00:00 USA SANTA BARBARA, CA 2.5 0 34.42° N / 119.68° W
May 10 1877 00:00 USA SAN PEDRO, CA 2.1 0 33.71° N / 118.27° W

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
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 24 2005 00:00 Jul 02 2005 00:00 4.5 43.2 34.11999893 N 111.91000366 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)
33,196,366 40,175
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
35,007,412 45,132
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
37,195,796 42,674
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
37,538,516 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
AGUA DULCE AIRPARK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02660 34.5° N / 118.31° W
AGUA PRIETA SOUTH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04165 31.25° N / 109.61° W
AGUA PRIETA SOUTHWEST Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04000 31.24° N / 109.63° W
AJO MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01458 32.45° N / 112.87° W
ALAMOS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01312 27.04° N / 108.95° 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
BACUBIRITO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00986 25.82° N / 107.91° 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
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
BISBEE MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04780 31.36° N / 109.88° W
BLACK ROCK Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06454 35.08° N / 108.79° 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
CAMPO CUATRO MILPAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00092 25.65° N / 108.54° 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
CHEMEHUEVI VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00631 34.53° N / 114.43° W
CHINLE MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05547 36.11° N / 109.58° W
CHIRIACO SUMMIT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01713 33.67° N / 115.71° W
CIUDAD CONSTITUCION Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00213 25.05° N / 111.61° W
CLIFF HATFIELD MEM Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use -0180 33.13° N / 115.52° W
COCHISE COLLEGE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04124 31.37° N / 109.69° 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
CROWNPOINT Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06696 35.72° N / 108.2° 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
DOUGLAS MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04173 31.34° N / 109.51° 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 FUERTE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00246 26.4° N / 108.61° 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
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
GRANTS MILAN MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 06521 35.17° N / 107.9° W
GRAPEVINE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02361 33.64° N / 111.06° W
GRAY BUTTE FLD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03020 34.56° N / 117.67° W
GREENLEE CO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03811 32.95° N / 109.21° W
GUAMUCHIL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00080 25.44° N / 108.09° 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
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
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
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
LONE PINE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03680 36.59° N / 118.05° W
LORDSBURG MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04278 32.33° N / 108.69° 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
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
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
NEW CUYAMA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02203 34.94° N / 119.69° W
NUEVO CASAS GRANDES Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04850 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCG 30.4° N / 107.87° W
OCEANSIDE MUNI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00028 33.22° N / 117.35° W
PALOMA RANCH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00737 32.91° N / 112.9° W
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
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 55,664 4
Rural 846,126 55
Not classified 630,763 41
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Open Shrublands 640,478 71
Grasslands 51,425 6
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 49,835 6
Mixed Forests 43,612 5
Woody Savannas 34,740 4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 29,656 3
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 14,056 1.6
Croplands 14,823 1.6
Closed Shrublands 8,939 1
Savannas 6,966 0.8
Urban and Built-Up 5,731 0.6
Unclassified 2,286 0.3
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 1,641 0.2
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 187 0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 54 0.01
Permanent Wetlands 13 0
Snow and Ice 29 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-85 4,206 952
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Mar Apr May
low 5.6 8.4 11.3
high 21.9 25.7 29.0
Average Precipitation
  Mar Apr May
mm/day 0.9 0.4 0.2
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
LOS MOCHIS AIRPO Mon Mar 18 2013 22:40 82.4F 0.0 N   25.67° N / 109.07° 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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