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Update time = Thu Aug 21 6:00:04 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
 2.7  2008/08/20 10:37:28 37.261N 121.642W  6.2   15 km ( 9 mi) N   of Morgan Hill, 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
 2.4  2008/08/20 06:14:49 36.572N 121.165W  3.1    5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2008/08/19 23:47:50 37.347N 121.710W  8.5   16 km (10 mi) E   of San Jose City Hall, CA
 1.3  2008/08/19 21:37:30 36.037N 120.629W  6.7   23 km (15 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.8  2008/08/19 19:24:57 36.946N 121.542W  5.7    7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA
 1.9  2008/08/19 15:59:55 36.435N 121.014W  6.0   16 km (10 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 2.3  2008/08/19 12:44:44 36.552N 121.116W  8.4    3 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.8  2008/08/19 12:28:25 36.692N 121.326W  4.0   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.6  2008/08/19 12:04:08 36.692N 121.324W  4.4   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 3.0  2008/08/19 11:31:35 36.691N 121.320W  4.4   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.1  2008/08/19 09:21:32 36.551N 121.114W  8.9    3 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.0  2008/08/19 08:33:41 36.553N 121.113W  8.9    4 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.9  2008/08/19 08:04:13 36.552N 121.115W  8.7    3 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2008/08/19 07:06:10 36.551N 121.081W 11.3    6 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.4  2008/08/19 07:04:12 36.549N 121.089W  9.4    5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.4  2008/08/19 07:02:56 36.547N 121.089W 10.1    5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.2  2008/08/19 07:00:43 36.548N 121.081W 11.3    6 km ( 4 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 2.0  2008/08/18 10:08:20 36.888N 121.613W  1.4    8 km ( 5 mi) NW  of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.8  2008/08/17 22:50:54 36.552N 121.065W  6.7    7 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.5  2008/08/17 09:31:36 36.441N 121.016W  4.8   15 km ( 9 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.7  2008/08/17 00:39:55 36.444N 121.001W  0.0   16 km (10 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 2.1  2008/08/16 20:59:07 37.475N 121.798W  6.7   11 km ( 7 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 0.7  2008/08/16 19:06:21 36.007N 120.577W  0.8   18 km (11 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.5  2008/08/16 14:05:34 37.425N 121.771W  7.6   12 km ( 7 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.5  2008/08/16 04:41:12 37.409N 121.808W  0.7    9 km ( 5 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA
 1.6  2008/08/15 22:07:41 37.409N 121.793W  0.0   10 km ( 6 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA
 1.4  2008/08/15 20:56:30 36.439N 120.996W  0.0   17 km (10 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, 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)