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Update time = Sat Sep 6 22:00:01 PDT 2008
Here are the 30 most recent earthquakes and all M>3 earthquakes on this map...

 MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
        y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km
 1.2  2008/09/06 17:33:02 33.017N 115.706W  7.2    8 km ( 5 mi) WSW of Westmorland, CA
 1.7  2008/09/06 08:43:45 33.226N 115.820W  7.5   15 km ( 9 mi) ESE of Salton City, CA
 1.7  2008/09/05 22:24:13 32.693N 115.921W  4.7    8 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.4  2008/09/05 21:21:22 33.190N 115.626W  7.3    2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.6  2008/09/05 19:49:52 33.413N 115.682W  6.1    9 km ( 5 mi) NE  of Bombay Beach, CA
 4.6  2008/09/05 14:54:34 32.380N 115.235W 28.8   40 km (25 mi) SE  of Calexico, CA
 1.4  2008/09/05 00:13:45 32.681N 115.921W  6.1    9 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.8  2008/09/04 22:44:58 32.685N 115.922W  5.8    9 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.3  2008/09/04 14:39:19 33.050N 114.961W  0.0   50 km (31 mi) NW  of Yuma, AZ
 0.9  2008/09/03 23:41:22 32.683N 115.924W  4.8    9 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 0.9  2008/09/03 23:41:05 32.684N 115.916W  4.4    9 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.2  2008/09/03 12:02:04 33.198N 115.569W  2.9    7 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Niland, CA
 0.8  2008/09/03 11:57:10 33.181N 115.598W  8.5    4 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 0.5  2008/09/03 11:22:32 33.198N 115.557W  0.4    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Niland, CA
 1.1  2008/09/03 11:21:00 33.188N 115.568W  1.9    7 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 0.8  2008/09/03 11:17:08 33.201N 115.570W  4.3    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Niland, CA
 1.4  2008/09/03 11:16:16 33.197N 115.565W  0.7    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Niland, CA
 0.5  2008/09/03 11:08:12 33.192N 115.564W  1.0    7 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Niland, CA
 0.8  2008/09/03 11:06:21 33.188N 115.569W  1.0    7 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 3.3  2008/09/03 11:04:01 33.189N 115.567W  2.5    7 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.3  2008/09/02 20:26:46 32.659N 115.926W  7.0   11 km ( 7 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.3  2008/09/02 18:23:33 33.060N 114.978W  0.0   51 km (31 mi) E   of Calipatria, CA
 1.3  2008/09/01 23:22:02 32.511N 115.575W  6.0   19 km (12 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
 1.3  2008/09/01 14:48:29 33.161N 115.947W  9.3   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Salton City, CA
 3.0  2008/09/01 11:39:45 33.162N 115.958W  6.7   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Salton City, CA
 1.5  2008/09/01 11:04:23 32.539N 115.589W  4.7   17 km (10 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA
 1.3  2008/09/01 10:32:46 32.689N 115.922W  3.8    8 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.2  2008/09/01 07:44:57 33.196N 115.566W  3.1    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Niland, CA
 1.1  2008/09/01 05:45:04 32.674N 115.914W  5.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.4  2008/08/31 21:47:57 33.059N 115.988W 15.2   16 km (10 mi) SE  of Ocotillo Wells, 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)