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Update time = Thu May 15 17:00:02 PDT 2008
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
 3.3  2008/05/15 00:55:18 35.839N 120.389W  9.0    8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 1.9  2008/05/14 21:46:17 34.382N 119.920W 12.3    7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Isla Vista, CA
 1.9  2008/05/14 16:27:53 35.487N 120.855W 16.5    6 km ( 4 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA
 2.2  2008/05/14 15:11:33 35.085N 119.123W 15.2   14 km ( 9 mi) W   of Mettler, CA
 2.2  2008/05/14 15:07:06 35.092N 119.115W  2.4   13 km ( 8 mi) WNW of Mettler, CA
 1.8  2008/05/14 10:45:21 35.604N 120.806W  4.4   10 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA
 1.0  2008/05/12 16:05:29 35.734N 120.394W  2.5    9 km ( 5 mi) N   of Shandon, CA
 1.0  2008/05/12 11:14:07 35.301N 120.819W 13.5    2 km ( 1 mi) SE  of Baywood-Los Osos, CA
 2.1  2008/05/12 08:37:36 35.685N 120.987W  8.4   11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 1.3  2008/05/11 20:41:58 35.521N 120.801W 10.4    9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA
 1.8  2008/05/11 16:00:50 35.501N 120.782W  3.0    9 km ( 5 mi) SW  of Templeton, CA
 1.4  2008/05/11 12:25:10 35.488N 120.799W 10.5   10 km ( 6 mi) NE  of Cayucos, CA
 2.5  2008/05/11 10:13:16 35.498N 120.782W  3.2    9 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Templeton, CA
 1.0  2008/05/10 21:42:24 35.658N 120.257W 17.8   11 km ( 7 mi) E   of Shandon, CA
 1.1  2008/05/10 18:19:30 35.488N 120.812W 12.8    9 km ( 6 mi) NE  of Cayucos, CA
 2.0  2008/05/10 15:41:25 35.476N 119.317W 25.9    7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Shafter, 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)