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Update time = Fri Jan 9 12:00:03 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

 1.8  2009/01/08 22:45:29 34.017N 118.694W 15.1    2 km ( 1 mi) SSW of Malibu, CA
 1.6  2009/01/08 15:43:16 35.049N 118.352W  0.0   13 km ( 8 mi) SE  of Tehachapi, CA
 1.5  2009/01/07 02:39:25 34.019N 118.760W  4.2    5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Pt. Dume, CA
 1.4  2009/01/06 12:03:33 34.856N 118.764W  0.0   11 km ( 7 mi) NE  of Gorman, CA
 1.4  2009/01/06 08:56:36 35.152N 118.395W  0.0    5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Tehachapi, CA
 1.2  2009/01/06 00:58:51 34.380N 118.629W  7.3    6 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Valencia, CA
 1.2  2009/01/05 21:19:39 35.999N 118.442W  6.0   23 km (14 mi) NE  of Pine Flat, CA
 1.8  2009/01/04 02:35:20 34.573N 118.959W 21.2   20 km (12 mi) N   of Fillmore, CA
 2.1  2009/01/02 15:04:48 34.344N 118.480W  9.0    6 km ( 4 mi) SE  of Newhall, 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)