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Update time = Wed May 8 13:00:05 PDT 2013
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

 1.0  2013/05/07 16:16:41 35.557N 120.786W  5.7    7 km ( 5 mi) W   of Templeton, CA
 0.8  2013/05/06 15:18:04 35.895N 120.427W 13.9    1 km ( 0 mi) SE  of Parkfield, CA
 1.2  2013/05/05 21:31:22 36.197N 120.752W  8.4   24 km (15 mi) NE  of San Ardo, CA
 1.1  2013/05/05 07:43:53 35.139N 120.656W  5.9    2 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Pismo Beach, CA
 0.8  2013/05/05 03:09:18 35.894N 120.428W 14.6    1 km ( 0 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 0.9  2013/05/04 22:57:21 35.868N 120.421W  4.9    4 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 2.0  2013/05/04 03:26:12 36.302N 120.874W  6.9   22 km (14 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 1.3  2013/05/04 01:43:43 35.890N 120.440W 11.1    1 km ( 1 mi) SW  of Parkfield, CA
 2.0  2013/05/03 08:15:38 36.249N 120.814W  7.9   22 km (14 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 1.6  2013/05/03 04:11:54 36.072N 120.051W 11.6   10 km ( 6 mi) NE  of Avenal, CA
 3.0  2013/05/03 03:06:42 35.880N 120.430W  6.2    2 km ( 1 mi) S   of Parkfield, CA
 1.1  2013/05/03 02:23:58 36.144N 120.761W  8.7   19 km (12 mi) NE  of San Ardo, CA
 1.3  2013/05/03 00:03:50 35.138N 120.655W  5.9    1 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Pismo Beach, CA
 0.9  2013/05/02 17:05:04 36.084N 120.668W  1.4   22 km (14 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA
 1.3  2013/05/02 05:52:47 36.302N 120.824W 10.8   19 km (12 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 1.7  2013/05/01 23:04:56 36.055N 119.257W  0.2    5 km ( 3 mi) E   of Tipton, 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)