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Earthquakes recorded for the last week (168 hours). Times are local (PST or PDT). The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Click on the word "map" or "MAP" to see a map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event "DATE" to get additional text information. Magnitude 3 and greater earthquakes are printed in bold type. The top three magnitudes greater than or equal to 3 are in red.

    MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
           y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km
   
MAP 3.4  2012/05/20 23:19:58 33.471N 116.499W  6.4   19 km (12 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
MAP 3.5  2012/05/20 03:21:08 32.210N 115.249W 40.9   56 km (35 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.2  2012/05/18 09:51:16 37.190N 118.094W  7.7   17 km (11 mi) E   of Big Pine, CA
MAP 3.6  2012/05/18 03:37:12 33.319N 116.402W  7.5    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
MAP 4.1  2012/05/15 03:19:33 40.391N 125.423W 24.4   91 km (57 mi) W   of Punta Gorda, CA

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Northern California - USGS = U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
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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
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