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Update time = Fri Jan 9 13:29:40 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

 1.9  2009/01/09 13:25:23 36.710N 121.347W  3.9    9 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.1  2009/01/09 02:09:23 35.715N 121.019W  8.9   17 km (11 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 1.4  2009/01/09 00:42:28 35.614N 120.730W  5.1    4 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Paso Robles, CA
 1.4  2009/01/08 23:33:49 36.755N 121.284W  3.9    5 km ( 3 mi) SE  of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.7  2009/01/08 22:26:28 35.986N 120.549W  2.9   14 km ( 9 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.0  2009/01/08 21:50:37 36.541N 121.082W  8.3    6 km ( 3 mi) E   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.4  2009/01/08 16:50:46 35.669N 121.100W 13.4    9 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 1.4  2009/01/08 15:46:38 36.249N 120.357W 11.7   12 km ( 8 mi) N   of Coalinga, CA
 1.6  2009/01/08 14:42:56 36.754N 121.286W  3.9    5 km ( 3 mi) SE  of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.1  2009/01/08 08:43:59 35.995N 120.910W 10.5    3 km ( 2 mi) SSW of San Ardo, CA
 1.0  2009/01/08 06:13:37 36.230N 120.785W  5.4   23 km (14 mi) SSW of New Idria, CA
 1.8  2009/01/08 06:06:32 35.709N 121.064W 10.5   14 km ( 8 mi) ENE of San Simeon, CA
 1.3  2009/01/08 02:35:41 35.723N 121.077W  5.7   14 km ( 8 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 0.7  2009/01/08 01:08:33 35.874N 120.417W  5.7    3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.1  2009/01/07 23:22:40 36.673N 121.301W  6.2   13 km ( 8 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.7  2009/01/07 07:49:33 36.727N 121.108W  4.5   20 km (13 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.7  2009/01/07 06:44:12 35.690N 121.117W  6.9    8 km ( 5 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 2.1Q 2009/01/06 15:17:06 36.892N 121.621W  1.0    2 km ( 1 mi) SSE of Quarry near Logan (Watsonville), CA(Probable quarry explosion)
 1.9  2009/01/06 09:04:38 36.961N 121.597W  4.5    6 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
 1.2  2009/01/06 07:21:40 36.655N 121.126W  8.2   14 km ( 9 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2009/01/06 05:35:36 36.576N 121.094W 10.5    7 km ( 4 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.4  2009/01/06 05:31:29 36.749N 121.413W  9.3    9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.9  2009/01/06 04:18:50 36.344N 120.916W  4.8   23 km (14 mi) WSW of New Idria, CA
 0.9  2009/01/06 03:19:00 36.434N 121.002W  7.9   17 km (10 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.9  2009/01/06 02:57:42 36.532N 121.109W  9.1    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2009/01/05 10:26:31 35.733N 121.062W  7.3   15 km ( 9 mi) NE  of San Simeon, CA
 1.9  2009/01/05 08:18:23 36.531N 121.111W  8.6    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Pinnacles, CA
 2.2  2009/01/05 08:01:53 36.531N 121.112W  8.7    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Pinnacles, CA
 2.4  2009/01/05 06:46:55 36.532N 121.112W  8.9    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Pinnacles, CA
 0.9  2009/01/04 23:53:55 36.590N 121.056W  6.8   10 km ( 6 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2009/01/04 23:52:18 36.870N 121.314W  8.1    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Hollister, CA
 1.5  2009/01/04 23:07:04 36.748N 121.353W 11.2    5 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.0  2009/01/04 19:05:51 36.055N 120.784W  4.3   11 km ( 7 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA
 1.4  2009/01/04 14:08:36 36.152N 120.131W  0.0    6 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Huron, CA
 1.1  2009/01/04 11:48:29 36.742N 121.339W  7.4    6 km ( 3 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.1  2009/01/04 07:03:16 35.809N 120.354W  9.9   12 km ( 8 mi) SE  of Parkfield, CA
 1.6  2009/01/04 03:42:11 35.560N 120.778W  3.5    7 km ( 4 mi) W   of Templeton, CA
 1.2  2009/01/03 19:39:57 35.767N 120.395W  3.9   15 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.9  2009/01/03 19:00:00 36.560N 121.156W  7.1    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, CA
 1.2  2009/01/03 15:39:17 35.765N 120.327W  8.7   18 km (11 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.3  2009/01/03 08:23:06 36.017N 120.591W  2.6   19 km (12 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 2.0  2009/01/03 01:01:44 36.018N 121.012W  5.2   10 km ( 6 mi) W   of San Ardo, CA
 1.6  2009/01/02 23:24:25 36.232N 120.266W 14.4   13 km ( 8 mi) NE  of Coalinga, CA
 1.5  2009/01/02 23:15:11 36.419N 120.947W  5.0   22 km (13 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.5  2009/01/02 17:49:25 36.647N 121.199W  3.6   14 km ( 9 mi) NNW of Pinnacles, 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)