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Update time = Fri Sep 3 13:00:08 PDT 2010
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

 1.3  2010/09/02 05:05:07 40.289N 121.206W  3.6    3 km ( 2 mi) SE  of Chester, CA
 2.0  2010/09/02 00:59:15 39.312N 122.805W 10.4   17 km (11 mi) SE  of Lake Pillsbury, CA
 1.8  2010/09/01 00:39:35 39.311N 122.806W 10.4   17 km (11 mi) SE  of Lake Pillsbury, CA
 1.6  2010/08/31 23:36:41 39.792N 122.065W 27.4    7 km ( 4 mi) NW  of Hamilton City, CA
 0.6  2010/08/30 21:29:27 40.295N 121.540W  5.0   26 km (16 mi) W   of Chester, CA
 1.5  2010/08/30 13:04:20 39.806N 121.632W 20.2    5 km ( 3 mi) W   of Magalia, CA
 1.8  2010/08/29 15:27:57 39.758N 122.069W 24.9    5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Hamilton City, CA
 1.6  2010/08/29 08:27:29 39.392N 122.898W  9.7    5 km ( 3 mi) ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA
 1.7  2010/08/29 04:02:45 39.312N 122.791W 13.3   18 km (11 mi) SE  of Lake Pillsbury, CA
 1.5  2010/08/28 05:17:22 39.794N 121.636W 16.8    4 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Paradise, CA
 1.4  2010/08/28 04:57:28 39.313N 122.804W 12.4   17 km (11 mi) SE  of Lake Pillsbury, CA
 3.6  2010/08/28 04:49:55 39.307N 122.798W 14.1   18 km (11 mi) SE  of Lake Pillsbury, CA
 1.5  2010/08/28 03:49:50 40.297N 122.213W 23.8   11 km ( 7 mi) SSE of Cottonwood, CA
 1.4  2010/08/28 02:59:47 40.134N 121.314W  4.7   20 km (13 mi) SSW of Chester, CA
 1.2  2010/08/27 19:12:28 40.755N 122.141W  7.5   28 km (17 mi) NE  of Redding, 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)