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Update time = Tue Oct 7 18:00:03 PDT 2008
Here are the 30 most recent earthquakes and all M>3 earthquakes on this map...
MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km
1.7 2008/10/07 13:22:39 35.694N 121.116W 8.1 9 km ( 5 mi) NE of San Simeon, CA 1.2 2008/10/07 13:13:07 36.633N 121.253W 6.8 15 km ( 9 mi) NW of Pinnacles, CA 0.9 2008/10/07 12:57:08 35.803N 120.367W 0.0 12 km ( 8 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA 1.1 2008/10/07 12:25:23 35.417N 120.562W 0.0 12 km ( 8 mi) SE of Atascadero, CA 1.4 2008/10/07 11:35:59 35.727N 121.066W 9.0 15 km ( 9 mi) NE of San Simeon, CA 1.2Q 2008/10/07 10:59:07 36.756N 121.574W 0.0 10 km ( 6 mi) ESE of Prunedale, CA(Probable quarry explosion) 0.7 2008/10/07 02:52:01 36.835N 121.609W 9.7 6 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Aromas, CA 1.9 2008/10/06 23:20:33 36.474N 121.055W 6.5 10 km ( 6 mi) SE of Pinnacles, CA 1.7 2008/10/06 17:36:00 36.717N 121.180W 2.1 15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA 2.0 2008/10/06 15:22:46 36.718N 121.177W 1.9 15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA 2.5 2008/10/06 13:22:32 36.722N 121.180W 8.6 15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA 2.5 2008/10/06 06:02:33 36.532N 121.115W 8.8 3 km ( 2 mi) E of Pinnacles, CA 2.6 2008/10/06 05:33:19 36.532N 121.114W 9.1 3 km ( 2 mi) E of Pinnacles, CA 2.7 2008/10/05 22:23:47 36.841N 121.574W 6.0 3 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.3 2008/10/05 20:19:53 36.533N 121.116W 8.4 2 km ( 2 mi) E of Pinnacles, CA 2.8 2008/10/05 19:59:11 36.843N 121.573W 5.5 3 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 2.1 2008/10/05 19:44:56 36.532N 121.112W 9.1 3 km ( 2 mi) E of Pinnacles, CA 1.6 2008/10/05 19:17:20 35.921N 120.482W 3.9 5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Parkfield, CA 1.4 2008/10/05 18:29:47 35.673N 121.111W 6.9 8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA 0.9 2008/10/05 18:02:06 36.625N 121.212W 7.4 12 km ( 7 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA 2.3 2008/10/05 15:45:56 35.577N 120.841W 6.4 12 km ( 8 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA 0.7 2008/10/05 14:32:06 35.978N 120.546W 3.8 13 km ( 8 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 1.9 2008/10/05 08:23:09 36.637N 121.167W 4.6 12 km ( 7 mi) N of Pinnacles, CA 1.6 2008/10/05 06:56:59 36.641N 121.162W 6.2 12 km ( 8 mi) N of Pinnacles, CA 1.3 2008/10/05 05:40:58 36.845N 121.578W 5.2 4 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.9 2008/10/05 04:50:41 36.847N 121.573W 5.4 3 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.7 2008/10/05 04:31:50 36.848N 121.576W 5.9 3 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 2.9 2008/10/05 04:24:40 36.848N 121.581W 6.1 4 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.2 2008/10/05 04:22:54 36.467N 121.047W 7.6 11 km ( 7 mi) SE of Pinnacles, CA 2.5 2008/10/04 22:12:27 36.581N 121.177W 4.7 6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA
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