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Update time = Sun Nov 22 4:00:05 PST 2009
Here are the earthquakes appearing on this map, most recent at top ...

 MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
        y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km

 1.3  2009/11/20 09:00:28 35.860N 120.403W  5.1    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.4  2009/11/19 11:59:10 35.446N 119.386W 20.7   34 km (21 mi) N   of Taft, CA
 0.5  2009/11/19 10:02:42 35.969N 120.531W  4.2   12 km ( 7 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.3  2009/11/19 10:02:39 35.971N 120.533W  4.6   12 km ( 7 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.6  2009/11/19 06:13:45 36.054N 120.617W  7.6   24 km (15 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.7  2009/11/18 11:55:41 36.030N 120.595W  3.8   21 km (13 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.2  2009/11/18 11:50:19 35.589N 120.786W 10.2    9 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA
 1.4  2009/11/18 08:46:12 35.451N 120.036W  5.2   12 km ( 7 mi) NNW of Simmler, CA
 0.7  2009/11/18 05:53:29 35.524N 120.815W  8.2   10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 0.7  2009/11/17 21:54:39 35.772N 120.383W  3.2   15 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.5  2009/11/17 13:33:18 36.315N 120.890W  5.1   22 km (14 mi) WSW of New Idria, CA
 0.4  2009/11/17 12:16:57 35.929N 120.480W  4.3    5 km ( 3 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.9  2009/11/16 18:49:13 35.947N 119.774W 23.1   18 km (11 mi) ESE of Kettleman City, CA
 0.9  2009/11/16 14:12:46 36.036N 120.607W  3.5   22 km (14 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 04:15:39 36.062N 120.644W  6.1   24 km (15 mi) E   of San Ardo, CA
 0.9  2009/11/15 21:29:30 36.303N 120.881W  5.6   22 km (14 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 1.2  2009/11/15 21:25:42 35.607N 120.782W  6.9    9 km ( 5 mi) WSW of Paso Robles, CA
 0.9  2009/11/15 13:54:19 35.988N 120.554W  3.5   15 km ( 9 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.2  2009/11/15 09:21:50 36.019N 120.573W  9.5   18 km (11 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.8  2009/11/15 06:22:12 35.926N 120.479W  4.6    5 km ( 3 mi) NW  of Parkfield, 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)