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Update time = Mon May 21 1:00:05 PDT 2012
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

 1.0  2012/05/20 20:09:53 38.040N 118.819W  7.6   25 km (16 mi) SE  of Bodie, CA
 0.9  2012/05/20 13:39:11 38.494N 118.407W  8.3   19 km (12 mi) E   of Hawthorne, NV
 2.0  2012/05/20 06:19:09 39.557N 119.186W 11.6    8 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Fernley, NV
 1.2  2012/05/18 23:01:58 38.419N 118.743W  2.7   16 km (10 mi) SW  of Hawthorne, NV
 1.2  2012/05/18 08:46:32 39.135N 119.086W  5.6   18 km (11 mi) NNE of Yerington, NV
 1.3  2012/05/17 21:47:27 39.388N 119.955W  4.8   18 km (11 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
 0.2  2012/05/17 05:31:49 38.439N 118.314W  0.0   14 km ( 9 mi) WSW of Luning, NV
 1.2  2012/05/17 05:03:51 38.043N 118.844W  5.5   24 km (15 mi) SE  of Bodie, CA
 1.8  2012/05/17 02:13:36 39.452N 119.173W 10.8    6 km ( 4 mi) NE  of Silver Springs, NV
 0.8  2012/05/17 01:48:43 39.448N 119.174W  5.2    6 km ( 3 mi) NE  of Silver Springs, NV
 0.9  2012/05/17 00:52:10 38.023N 118.847W 16.0   25 km (16 mi) ENE of Lee Vining, CA
 1.4  2012/05/17 00:08:19 38.642N 119.778W  5.0    6 km ( 4 mi) S   of Markleeville, CA
 0.8  2012/05/16 23:33:15 39.368N 119.746W  0.0    8 km ( 5 mi) NNE of New Washoe City, NV
 1.3  2012/05/15 23:16:16 38.054N 118.834W  0.6   23 km (15 mi) SE  of Bodie, CA
 2.4  2012/05/15 19:03:17 38.041N 118.814W  6.3   26 km (16 mi) SE  of Bodie, CA
 0.9  2012/05/15 07:43:56 38.419N 118.717W  0.0   14 km ( 9 mi) SW  of Hawthorne, NV
 0.8  2012/05/14 23:46:33 38.251N 118.470W  8.0    8 km ( 5 mi) SE  of Qualeys Camp, NV

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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)