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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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Data Sources

Northern California - USGS = U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - USGS = U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Southern California - UCSD = University of California, San Diego
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)