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Update time = Fri Nov 20 17:06:56 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 17:04:36 35.722N 121.105W  6.5   12 km ( 7 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 1.3  2009/11/20 15:12:56 36.720N 121.174W  4.7   15 km ( 9 mi) ESE 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
 1.1  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
 0.7  2009/11/19 02:57:33 36.672N 121.296W  4.4   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.6  2009/11/19 02:28:11 36.846N 121.580W  5.9    4 km ( 2 mi) W   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.0  2009/11/18 03:20:23 36.756N 121.271W  8.8    6 km ( 4 mi) SE  of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.5  2009/11/17 23:30:36 36.758N 121.137W  0.9   17 km (10 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.4  2009/11/17 21:30:33 36.697N 121.356W 13.0   11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.5  2009/11/17 12:04:29 36.896N 121.624W  0.0   10 km ( 6 mi) NW  of San Juan Bautista, CA
 0.4  2009/11/17 01:51:55 35.703N 121.043W 11.5   15 km ( 9 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 23:43:29 36.925N 121.433W  3.2    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
 1.4  2009/11/16 22:12:20 35.727N 121.111W  7.2   12 km ( 7 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 18:06:21 36.601N 121.140W  5.7    8 km ( 5 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 0.7  2009/11/16 13:03:51 36.675N 121.297W  4.5   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.8  2009/11/16 12:55:27 36.675N 121.296W  4.5   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.8  2009/11/15 19:29:22 36.547N 121.108W  7.1    4 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Pinnacles, CA
 0.7  2009/11/15 16:53:15 36.825N 121.407W  6.9    3 km ( 2 mi) S   of Hollister, CA
 2.4  2009/11/15 11:17:45 36.845N 121.575W  5.4    3 km ( 2 mi) W   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 0.2  2009/11/14 22:09:38 36.869N 121.587W  7.2    5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA
 0.9  2009/11/14 21:48:03 36.555N 121.120W  6.6    3 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2009/11/14 12:26:50 35.992N 121.017W  5.7   11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of San Ardo, CA
 1.0  2009/11/13 20:13:22 36.970N 121.611W  3.4    6 km ( 3 mi) SW  of Gilroy, 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)