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Update time = Sun Nov 22 5:00:04 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

 2.0  2009/11/21 18:09:15 36.546N 121.140W  3.8    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 2.3  2009/11/21 16:05:21 36.531N 121.115W  8.8    2 km ( 2 mi) E   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.2  2009/11/21 04:52:13 36.732N 121.335W  4.7    7 km ( 4 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.9  2009/11/21 01:58:49 35.669N 121.084W  7.1   10 km ( 6 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 1.6  2009/11/21 01:45:15 35.811N 121.446W  0.2   26 km (16 mi) SSE of Lopez Point, CA
 2.1  2009/11/20 22:25:31 36.973N 121.435W  5.5   12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
 1.6  2009/11/20 17:04:36 35.722N 121.105W  6.5   12 km ( 7 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 1.3  2009/11/20 15:12:56 36.720N 121.174W  4.7   15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.4  2009/11/20 11:28:31 36.753N 121.598W  0.0    7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Prunedale, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 09:48:44 36.500N 121.082W  4.3    7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2009/11/20 09:00:28 35.860N 120.403W  5.1    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.1  2009/11/19 22:34:54 36.556N 121.155W  7.7    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2009/11/19 13:13:36 35.728N 121.112W  6.5   12 km ( 7 mi) NE  of San Simeon, 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  2009/11/19 02:57:33 36.672N 121.296W  4.4   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.6  2009/11/19 02:28:11 36.846N 121.580W  5.9    4 km ( 2 mi) W   of San Juan Bautista, 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
 1.0  2009/11/18 03:20:23 36.756N 121.271W  8.8    6 km ( 4 mi) SE  of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.5  2009/11/17 23:30:36 36.758N 121.137W  0.9   17 km (10 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.7  2009/11/17 21:54:39 35.772N 120.383W  3.2   15 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 0.4  2009/11/17 21:30:33 36.697N 121.356W 13.0   11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, 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
 1.5  2009/11/17 12:04:29 36.896N 121.624W  0.0   10 km ( 6 mi) NW  of San Juan Bautista, CA
 0.4  2009/11/17 01:51:55 35.703N 121.043W 11.5   15 km ( 9 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 23:43:29 36.925N 121.433W  3.2    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
 1.4  2009/11/16 22:12:20 35.727N 121.111W  7.2   12 km ( 7 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 18:06:21 36.601N 121.140W  5.7    8 km ( 5 mi) N   of Pinnacles, 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 13:03:51 36.675N 121.297W  4.5   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.8  2009/11/16 12:55:27 36.675N 121.296W  4.5   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, 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
 0.8  2009/11/15 19:29:22 36.547N 121.108W  7.1    4 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 0.7  2009/11/15 16:53:15 36.825N 121.407W  6.9    3 km ( 2 mi) S   of Hollister, CA
 0.9  2009/11/15 13:54:19 35.988N 120.554W  3.5   15 km ( 9 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 2.4  2009/11/15 11:17:45 36.845N 121.575W  5.4    3 km ( 2 mi) W   of San Juan Bautista, 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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Northern California - USGS = U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
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Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)