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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 3.0  2010/09/03 11:26:49 32.496N 115.653W  0.8   24 km (15 mi) SW  of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.1  2010/09/02 10:23:25 32.137N 115.223W 10.0   64 km (40 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.1  2010/09/02 09:35:33 37.962N 122.347W  5.2    3 km ( 2 mi) N   of Richmond, CA
MAP 3.2  2010/08/31 22:58:35 36.857N 121.595W  6.8    5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA
MAP 3.0  2010/08/31 18:26:55 37.986N 122.067W 15.6    3 km ( 2 mi) WNW of Concord, CA
MAP 3.1  2010/08/31 02:32:46 32.228N 115.295W 10.0   52 km (33 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.0  2010/08/30 21:41:34 32.155N 115.215W 10.0   63 km (39 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.0  2010/08/29 19:15:33 32.176N 115.296W  4.9   58 km (36 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.4  2010/08/29 14:41:14 32.178N 115.361W  0.4   56 km (35 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.1  2010/08/29 14:39:04 32.213N 115.351W  7.6   52 km (33 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 4.3  2010/08/29 08:53:43 32.180N 115.293W 10.0   57 km (36 mi) SSE of Calexico, CA
MAP 3.0  2010/08/28 16:59:03 36.556N 121.151W  7.3    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA
MAP 3.0  2010/08/28 09:38:55 32.433N 118.225W 10.0   44 km (28 mi) SSE of San Clemente Is., CA (SE tip)
MAP 3.3  2010/08/28 07:13:27 33.231N 115.638W  3.1    7 km ( 4 mi) N   of Obsidian Butte, CA
MAP 3.6  2010/08/28 04:49:55 39.307N 122.798W 14.1   18 km (11 mi) SE  of Lake Pillsbury, CA

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