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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

 1.2  2009/11/22 04:42:54 37.530N 121.856W  0.2   12 km ( 7 mi) E   of Fremont, CA
 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
 2.1  2009/11/20 22:25:31 36.973N 121.435W  5.5   12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Gilroy, 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
 1.4  2009/11/20 10:33:05 37.323N 122.099W  0.0    6 km ( 4 mi) W   of Cupertino, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 09:48:44 36.500N 121.082W  4.3    7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.6  2009/11/20 06:47:16 37.414N 121.447W  3.6   29 km (18 mi) WSW of Patterson, CA
 1.1  2009/11/20 01:32:57 37.448N 121.769W  6.8   12 km ( 8 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.1  2009/11/20 00:56:01 37.350N 122.169W  7.5    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Los Altos, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 00:45:30 37.790N 121.783W 10.8   12 km ( 8 mi) N   of Livermore, CA
 1.3  2009/11/20 00:09:50 37.782N 121.797W  9.9   11 km ( 7 mi) NNW of Livermore, CA
 0.6  2009/11/19 23:11:39 37.420N 121.750W  4.7   14 km ( 9 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.1  2009/11/19 22:34:54 36.556N 121.155W  7.7    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA
 0.9  2009/11/19 15:39:16 37.108N 121.528W  2.9    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Martin, CA
 1.1  2009/11/19 11:58:27 37.770N 122.044W  0.0    6 km ( 4 mi) W   of San Ramon, CA
 1.2  2009/11/19 11:31:19 37.992N 122.452W  0.0    7 km ( 4 mi) ENE of San Rafael, CA
 1.1  2009/11/19 03:36:02 37.439N 121.781W  8.8   11 km ( 7 mi) E   of Milpitas, 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
 1.4  2009/11/18 23:27:29 37.050N 121.707W  9.2   10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of San Martin, CA
 0.9  2009/11/18 21:03:37 37.355N 121.726W  3.0   15 km ( 9 mi) E   of San Jose City Hall, CA
 1.8  2009/11/18 20:21:06 37.456N 121.778W  6.1   12 km ( 7 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 0.7  2009/11/18 15:46:53 37.151N 121.619W  5.1    4 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Morgan Hill, CA
 0.7  2009/11/18 15:32:30 37.259N 121.636W  5.5   14 km ( 9 mi) N   of Morgan Hill, CA
 1.3  2009/11/18 10:44:53 37.324N 122.101W  0.0    6 km ( 4 mi) W   of Cupertino, CA
 1.1  2009/11/18 06:16:33 37.739N 122.552W 11.6    9 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Daly City, 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
 0.4  2009/11/17 21:30:33 36.697N 121.356W 13.0   11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.7  2009/11/17 21:17:36 37.376N 121.733W  6.6   15 km ( 9 mi) ENE of San Jose City Hall, CA
 1.2  2009/11/17 20:38:25 37.861N 121.802W 10.1   12 km ( 8 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 1.6  2009/11/17 20:08:45 37.870N 121.797W 11.9   11 km ( 7 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 0.9  2009/11/17 16:10:07 37.405N 121.495W  6.6   33 km (21 mi) WSW of Patterson, CA
 1.2  2009/11/17 14:10:14 37.336N 122.109W  5.3    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA
 1.0  2009/11/17 13:17:23 37.431N 121.767W  9.7   12 km ( 8 mi) E   of Milpitas, 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
 1.1  2009/11/17 11:29:03 37.111N 121.530W  3.1    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Martin, CA
 1.6  2009/11/17 05:35:33 37.892N 121.768W 16.8    8 km ( 5 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 1.4  2009/11/17 01:48:24 37.210N 122.085W 14.0    8 km ( 5 mi) SW  of Saratoga, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 23:43:29 36.925N 121.433W  3.2    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 20:23:33 37.809N 121.957W  6.2    4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of San Ramon, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 18:06:21 36.601N 121.140W  5.7    8 km ( 5 mi) N   of Pinnacles, 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
 1.7  2009/11/16 04:45:46 37.558N 121.438W  3.1   20 km (13 mi) S   of Tracy, CA
 0.5  2009/11/16 00:17:32 37.199N 122.032W 11.3    6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Los Gatos, CA
 0.6  2009/11/15 20:26:21 37.478N 121.798W  8.1   11 km ( 7 mi) ENE of Milpitas, 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
 1.7  2009/11/15 15:11:06 37.845N 121.772W 19.6   12 km ( 7 mi) SW  of Brentwood, 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
 0.9  2009/11/15 10:57:34 37.097N 121.851W  4.7   13 km ( 8 mi) NNW of Corralitos, CA
 1.1  2009/11/15 07:56:43 37.814N 122.561W  5.5   10 km ( 6 mi) S   of Mill Valley, CA
 1.6  2009/11/15 06:11:06 37.492N 121.774W  8.6   14 km ( 8 mi) ENE of Milpitas, 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)