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Update time = Sat Nov 22 8:00:03 PST 2008
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

 1.6  2008/11/22 01:16:12 35.725N 121.087W  4.7   13 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 1.6  2008/11/21 21:52:54 36.751N 121.264W 10.0    7 km ( 4 mi) SE  of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.1  2008/11/21 09:31:15 36.797N 121.523W  6.9    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.5  2008/11/20 23:46:56 36.973N 121.614W  5.0    5 km ( 3 mi) SW  of Gilroy, CA
 1.9  2008/11/20 22:39:59 35.998N 120.878W 14.6    3 km ( 2 mi) SE  of San Ardo, CA
 2.6  2008/11/20 22:21:27 36.282N 120.858W  8.6   22 km (14 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 0.7  2008/11/20 14:16:34 35.791N 120.559W  5.6   13 km ( 8 mi) ENE of San Miguel, CA
 1.4  2008/11/20 10:36:58 35.546N 120.867W  7.1   12 km ( 7 mi) N   of Cayucos, CA
 1.7  2008/11/20 06:58:03 36.903N 120.988W  1.6   21 km (13 mi) SW  of Los Banos, CA
 1.1  2008/11/20 06:37:14 36.813N 121.500W  5.7    5 km ( 3 mi) SE  of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.2  2008/11/20 00:11:45 36.981N 121.436W  5.8   12 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
 1.5  2008/11/19 18:02:05 36.454N 121.032W  8.4   13 km ( 8 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3Q 2008/11/19 13:08:12 36.768N 121.596W  6.6    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Quarry near Natividad, CA (Probable quarry explosion)
 1.7  2008/11/19 09:19:22 36.628N 121.246W  8.4   14 km ( 9 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.9Q 2008/11/19 09:14:00 36.895N 121.617W  1.1    2 km ( 1 mi) SSE of Quarry near Logan (Watsonville), CA(Probable quarry explosion)
 1.2  2008/11/19 06:41:37 35.740N 120.297W 12.7   22 km (13 mi) SE  of Parkfield, CA
 0.9  2008/11/19 04:49:03 36.061N 120.654W  0.1   23 km (14 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA
 1.2  2008/11/19 01:33:04 36.550N 121.144W  6.6    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2008/11/19 01:14:29 36.550N 121.142W  6.8    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.5  2008/11/19 01:11:37 36.550N 121.143W  6.6    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.6  2008/11/19 01:09:10 36.548N 121.141W  7.0    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 2.5  2008/11/19 01:08:27 36.549N 121.143W  6.9    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.6  2008/11/19 00:27:35 36.541N 121.136W  8.3    1 km ( 1 mi) NNE of Pinnacles, CA
 2.3  2008/11/18 20:19:32 36.432N 120.673W 16.1    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of New Idria, CA
 1.1  2008/11/18 09:04:39 35.916N 120.903W  4.7   12 km ( 7 mi) S   of San Ardo, CA
 1.9  2008/11/18 05:57:27 36.483N 121.061W  5.6    9 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 2.0  2008/11/18 01:31:02 35.560N 120.783W  2.1    7 km ( 4 mi) W   of Templeton, CA
 1.8  2008/11/17 15:09:53 36.934N 121.665W  8.0    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA
 2.7  2008/11/17 09:54:15 36.689N 121.316W  3.1   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.7  2008/11/17 08:23:58 36.013N 120.885W  6.7    2 km ( 1 mi) ESE of San Ardo, CA
 1.8  2008/11/17 08:17:16 35.986N 120.894W 11.4    4 km ( 2 mi) SSE of San Ardo, CA
 1.6  2008/11/17 08:00:26 36.002N 120.876W  9.6    3 km ( 2 mi) SE  of San Ardo, CA
 2.3  2008/11/17 07:04:10 36.005N 120.873W 14.9    3 km ( 2 mi) ESE of San Ardo, CA
 3.6  2008/11/17 06:27:28 36.013N 120.877W 12.1    2 km ( 2 mi) ESE of San Ardo, CA
 1.5  2008/11/16 22:12:17 35.525N 120.807W  4.9   10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 1.7  2008/11/16 19:18:47 36.713N 121.355W  3.3    9 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.7  2008/11/16 17:32:41 35.527N 120.808W  4.3   10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 2.4  2008/11/16 09:57:32 36.592N 121.201W  7.5    8 km ( 5 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2008/11/16 09:36:24 36.731N 121.345W  5.6    7 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.0  2008/11/16 00:28:09 35.616N 120.729W  6.5    4 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Paso Robles, CA
 0.8  2008/11/15 19:00:45 35.995N 120.560W  0.7   16 km (10 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.9  2008/11/15 15:22:42 36.801N 121.530W  6.4    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 2.9  2008/11/15 13:57:44 36.801N 121.532W  7.2    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 2.2  2008/11/15 11:24:52 35.527N 120.802W  5.5    9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 3.5  2008/11/15 09:50:41 35.525N 120.805W  4.0    9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 2.2  2008/11/15 09:12:55 35.525N 120.806W  4.6   10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA

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