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Update time = Mon Nov 23 18:00:04 PST 2009
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
1.4 2009/11/23 15:45:40 36.227N 120.787W 5.4 23 km (15 mi) SSW of New Idria, CA 1.7 2009/11/23 15:09:37 36.652N 121.271W 5.3 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA 1.9 2009/11/23 15:09:37 36.651N 121.270W 5.1 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA 1.1 2009/11/23 13:34:38 35.660N 121.072W 9.1 11 km ( 7 mi) N of Cambria, CA 1.8 2009/11/23 12:00:53 36.086N 120.219W 8.9 12 km ( 8 mi) NW of Avenal, CA 1.8 2009/11/23 12:00:41 36.894N 121.641W 2.1 10 km ( 6 mi) E of Watsonville, CA 1.5 2009/11/23 09:19:50 35.817N 121.389W 6.4 26 km (16 mi) NW of San Simeon, CA 1.5 2009/11/23 06:47:50 36.649N 121.267W 4.9 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA 1.9 2009/11/23 01:21:10 36.651N 121.269W 5.2 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA 2.6 2009/11/22 22:39:26 36.651N 121.269W 5.1 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA 1.1 2009/11/22 14:40:56 36.630N 121.120W 4.9 11 km ( 7 mi) N of Pinnacles, CA 2.1 2009/11/22 14:25:23 35.536N 120.837W 6.6 11 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA 1.3 2009/11/22 10:35:34 36.060N 120.713W 0.0 18 km (11 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA 1.0 2009/11/21 22:13:40 35.727N 121.109W 6.7 12 km ( 7 mi) NE of San Simeon, CA 0.7 2009/11/21 22:07:17 35.660N 121.002W 7.0 13 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA 1.8 2009/11/21 18:09:15 36.547N 121.140W 6.1 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Pinnacles, CA 2.2 2009/11/21 16:05:21 36.531N 121.116W 8.9 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 0.9 2009/11/21 01:58:49 35.669N 121.084W 7.1 10 km ( 6 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA 1.7 2009/11/21 01:45:16 35.806N 121.379W 7.9 25 km (15 mi) NW of San Simeon, CA 2.0 2009/11/20 22:25:31 36.972N 121.433W 5.8 12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA 0.9 2009/11/20 18:38:45 35.730N 121.114W 7.6 12 km ( 7 mi) NE of San Simeon, CA 1.6 2009/11/20 17:04:36 35.723N 121.109W 6.7 12 km ( 7 mi) NE of San Simeon, CA 1.3 2009/11/20 15:12:56 36.712N 121.176W 3.3 16 km (10 mi) SE 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 1.0 2009/11/20 09:48:44 36.500N 121.082W 4.3 7 km ( 4 mi) ESE of Pinnacles, CA 1.3 2009/11/20 09:00:28 35.860N 120.403W 5.1 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA 1.1 2009/11/19 22:34:54 36.556N 121.155W 7.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA 1.1 2009/11/19 13:13:36 35.728N 121.112W 6.5 12 km ( 7 mi) NE of San Simeon, CA 0.5 2009/11/19 10:02:42 35.969N 120.531W 4.2 12 km ( 7 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
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U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Northern California - UCB =
University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - USGS =
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena
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California Institute of Technology
Southern California - UCSD =
University of California, San Diego
Nevada - UNR =
University of Nevada, Reno
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National Earthquake Information Center
Offshore =
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
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