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Update time = Fri Nov 20 18:00:03 PST 2009
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

 1.6  2009/11/20 10:20:25 38.064N 120.414W  0.0    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Columbia, CA
 1.6  2009/11/20 06:47:16 37.414N 121.447W  3.6   29 km (18 mi) WSW of Patterson, CA
 1.1  2009/11/20 01:32:57 37.448N 121.769W  6.8   12 km ( 8 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 00:45:30 37.790N 121.783W 10.8   12 km ( 8 mi) N   of Livermore, CA
 1.3  2009/11/20 00:09:50 37.782N 121.797W  9.9   11 km ( 7 mi) NNW of Livermore, CA
 0.6  2009/11/19 23:11:39 37.420N 121.750W  4.7   14 km ( 9 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 0.9  2009/11/19 15:39:16 37.108N 121.528W  2.9    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Martin, CA
 1.1  2009/11/19 03:36:02 37.439N 121.781W  8.8   11 km ( 7 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.4  2009/11/18 23:27:29 37.050N 121.707W  9.2   10 km ( 6 mi) WSW of San Martin, CA
 0.9  2009/11/18 21:03:37 37.355N 121.726W  3.0   15 km ( 9 mi) E   of San Jose City Hall, CA
 1.8  2009/11/18 20:21:06 37.456N 121.778W  6.1   12 km ( 7 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 0.7  2009/11/18 15:46:53 37.151N 121.619W  5.1    4 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Morgan Hill, CA
 0.7  2009/11/18 15:32:30 37.259N 121.636W  5.5   14 km ( 9 mi) N   of Morgan Hill, CA
 1.8  2009/11/18 13:12:20 38.102N 121.906W 23.1    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Pittsburg, CA
 0.7  2009/11/17 21:17:36 37.376N 121.733W  6.6   15 km ( 9 mi) ENE of San Jose City Hall, CA
 1.2  2009/11/17 20:38:25 37.861N 121.802W 10.1   12 km ( 8 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 1.6  2009/11/17 20:08:45 37.870N 121.797W 11.9   11 km ( 7 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 0.9  2009/11/17 16:10:07 37.405N 121.495W  6.6   33 km (21 mi) WSW of Patterson, CA
 1.9  2009/11/17 16:04:34 38.142N 121.860W 19.3   13 km ( 8 mi) N   of Pittsburg, CA
 1.0  2009/11/17 13:17:23 37.431N 121.767W  9.7   12 km ( 8 mi) E   of Milpitas, CA
 1.1  2009/11/17 11:29:03 37.111N 121.530W  3.1    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Martin, CA
 1.6  2009/11/17 05:35:33 37.892N 121.768W 16.8    8 km ( 5 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 20:23:33 37.809N 121.957W  6.2    4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of San Ramon, CA
 1.7  2009/11/16 04:45:46 37.558N 121.438W  3.1   20 km (13 mi) S   of Tracy, CA
 0.6  2009/11/15 20:26:21 37.478N 121.798W  8.1   11 km ( 7 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 1.7  2009/11/15 15:11:06 37.845N 121.772W 19.6   12 km ( 7 mi) SW  of Brentwood, CA
 0.9  2009/11/15 10:57:34 37.097N 121.851W  4.7   13 km ( 8 mi) NNW of Corralitos, CA
 2.3  2009/11/15 07:03:24 38.031N 120.331W 17.0    6 km ( 4 mi) E   of Columbia, CA
 1.6  2009/11/15 06:11:06 37.492N 121.774W  8.6   14 km ( 8 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 2.3  2009/11/15 04:00:28 37.467N 121.775W  2.1   12 km ( 8 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 0.8  2009/11/15 02:40:49 37.462N 121.775W  9.1   12 km ( 8 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA
 1.1  2009/11/14 18:18:28 37.651N 121.880W  4.0    1 km ( 1 mi) SSW of Pleasanton, CA
 2.5  2009/11/14 05:23:36 37.313N 121.681W  8.5   19 km (12 mi) E   of San Jose City Hall, CA
 2.6  2009/11/14 05:22:53 37.316N 121.683W  8.1   19 km (12 mi) E   of San Jose City Hall, CA
 1.3  2009/11/14 04:26:19 37.550N 121.402W  4.8   21 km (13 mi) S   of Tracy, CA
 0.9  2009/11/14 00:10:27 37.310N 121.690W  2.3   18 km (11 mi) E   of San Jose City Hall, CA

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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)