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Update time = Thu May 15 17:35:20 PDT 2008
Here are the 30 most recent earthquakes and all M>3 earthquakes on this map...

 MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
        y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km
 1.2  2008/05/15 17:33:12 36.848N 121.316W  5.5    6 km ( 4 mi) N   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.1  2008/05/15 16:48:16 36.851N 121.312W  7.4    7 km ( 4 mi) N   of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.3  2008/05/15 13:48:25 36.978N 121.630W  2.3    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Gilroy, CA
 1.2  2008/05/15 13:16:41 36.906N 121.354W  6.4    8 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Hollister, CA
 1.3  2008/05/15 08:57:10 36.185N 120.740W  7.7   24 km (15 mi) NE  of San Ardo, CA
 1.0  2008/05/15 01:20:43 35.714N 121.031W  5.6   14 km ( 9 mi) W   of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 3.3  2008/05/15 00:55:18 35.839N 120.389W  9.0    8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA
 0.9  2008/05/14 22:27:20 36.664N 121.171W 10.9   15 km ( 9 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.9  2008/05/14 16:27:53 35.487N 120.855W 16.5    6 km ( 4 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA
 0.7  2008/05/14 13:34:39 36.034N 120.624W  5.5   23 km (14 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.2  2008/05/14 12:39:01 36.002N 120.574W  3.2   17 km (11 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 2.0  2008/05/14 11:53:12 35.777N 121.030W  8.0   14 km ( 9 mi) WNW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 1.8  2008/05/14 10:45:21 35.604N 120.806W  4.4   10 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA
 1.8  2008/05/13 12:58:07 36.958N 121.548W  1.0    7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA
 1.9  2008/05/13 05:32:36 36.562N 121.119W  4.2    4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2008/05/13 01:49:26 36.589N 121.093W  8.6    8 km ( 5 mi) NE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.0  2008/05/12 16:05:29 35.734N 120.394W  2.5    9 km ( 5 mi) N   of Shandon, CA
 1.9  2008/05/12 13:35:52 36.516N 121.099W  5.2    4 km ( 3 mi) ESE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.2  2008/05/12 12:44:11 36.580N 121.145W 11.0    5 km ( 3 mi) N   of Pinnacles, 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
 1.4  2008/05/12 10:33:39 36.026N 120.608W  0.0   21 km (13 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.2  2008/05/12 09:07:45 36.585N 121.189W  6.8    7 km ( 4 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 2.1  2008/05/12 08:37:36 35.685N 120.987W  8.4   11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA
 0.9  2008/05/12 06:23:06 36.634N 121.258W 10.5   15 km (10 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.0  2008/05/11 21:35:50 36.034N 120.626W  1.9   23 km (14 mi) NW  of Parkfield, 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
 1.3  2008/05/11 07:20:15 36.614N 121.078W 10.2   11 km ( 7 mi) NNE 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)