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Update time = Sat Nov 22 10:00:03 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  2008/11/21 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
 1.8  2008/11/21 06:45:54 37.425N 121.771W  5.7   12 km ( 7 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.5  2008/11/20 23:46:56 36.973N 121.614W  5.0    5 km ( 3 mi) SW  of Gilroy, CA
 2.6  2008/11/20 22:21:27 36.282N 120.858W  8.6   22 km (14 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 1.4  2008/11/20 19:55:13 37.105N 121.502W  6.7   10 km ( 6 mi) ENE of San Martin, CA
 1.3  2008/11/20 11:36:28 37.402N 121.749W  8.2   14 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Milpitas, 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
 1.5  2008/11/20 02:06:49 37.996N 121.877W 17.4    4 km ( 2 mi) S   of Pittsburg, 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)
 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
 1.8  2008/11/18 09:17:27 37.430N 121.774W  9.9   12 km ( 7 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.9  2008/11/18 05:57:27 36.483N 121.061W  5.6    9 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2008/11/17 18:46:28 37.161N 121.557W  6.1    9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA
 1.8  2008/11/17 15:09:53 36.934N 121.665W  8.0    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Watsonville, CA
 1.2  2008/11/17 13:12:53 37.288N 121.665W  1.1   18 km (11 mi) N   of Morgan Hill, 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
 1.6  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
 1.7  2008/11/16 19:18:47 36.713N 121.355W  3.3    9 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.2  2008/11/16 11:07:02 37.262N 121.644W  4.1   15 km ( 9 mi) N   of Morgan Hill, 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
 1.0  2008/11/16 09:32:17 37.102N 121.869W  4.9   14 km ( 9 mi) NNW of Corralitos, 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

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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)