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Update time = Thu Aug 21 5:35:41 PDT 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
 2.1  2008/08/21 04:38:52 35.624N 120.803W  6.3   10 km ( 6 mi) W   of Paso Robles, CA
 2.3  2008/08/20 23:57:25 35.976N 120.536W 11.2   13 km ( 8 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.7  2008/08/20 19:47:30 35.889N 120.476W  4.3    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Parkfield, CA
 1.0  2008/08/20 12:12:25 35.548N 120.857W  7.5   12 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA
 1.3  2008/08/20 06:44:20 36.041N 120.628W  0.0   24 km (15 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.8  2008/08/20 06:17:11 36.055N 120.709W  1.3   18 km (11 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA
 2.3  2008/08/20 05:30:30 35.559N 120.802W  4.9    9 km ( 5 mi) W   of Templeton, CA
 1.3  2008/08/19 21:37:30 36.037N 120.629W  6.7   23 km (15 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.6  2008/08/19 05:15:00 35.005N 119.174W 11.0   21 km (13 mi) W   of Wheeler Ridge, CA
 1.8  2008/08/18 16:56:52 35.811N 119.672W  6.0   33 km (21 mi) SSW of Corcoran, CA
 2.5  2008/08/18 14:53:47 35.730N 119.149W 21.0   20 km (13 mi) SSE of Earlimart, CA
 2.3  2008/08/18 13:12:50 35.937N 119.975W  4.7    8 km ( 5 mi) S   of Kettleman City, CA
 0.7  2008/08/17 17:36:52 35.901N 120.470W  2.6    3 km ( 2 mi) W   of Parkfield, CA
 0.7  2008/08/16 19:06:21 36.007N 120.577W  0.8   18 km (11 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.4  2008/08/15 20:56:30 36.439N 120.996W  0.0   17 km (10 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.7  2008/08/15 15:44:08 35.645N 120.741W  4.1    5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Paso Robles, CA
 2.0  2008/08/15 07:32:19 36.438N 120.994W  2.3   17 km (11 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, 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)