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Update time = Thu Nov 6 10:00:03 PST 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
1.8 2008/11/06 06:47:53 36.846N 121.578W 6.7 4 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.2 2008/11/06 04:28:43 37.355N 121.721W 7.8 9 km ( 6 mi) E of Alum Rock, CA 2.2 2008/11/05 20:03:49 37.162N 121.555W 5.3 9 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA 1.7 2008/11/05 12:19:41 36.389N 121.035W 0.0 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Pinnacles, CA 1.3 2008/11/05 08:55:19 36.228N 120.345W 10.8 10 km ( 6 mi) N of Coalinga, CA 2.0 2008/11/05 08:30:54 36.037N 120.175W 10.9 5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Avenal, CA 2.6 2008/11/05 08:28:47 36.084N 120.178W 13.4 8 km ( 5 mi) NW of Avenal, CA 1.9 2008/11/05 08:17:26 36.059N 120.135W 16.9 4 km ( 2 mi) NNW of Avenal, CA 2.4 2008/11/05 08:11:32 36.080N 120.180W 12.5 8 km ( 5 mi) NW of Avenal, CA 3.3 2008/11/05 08:05:49 36.076N 120.171W 14.9 7 km ( 5 mi) NW of Avenal, CA 1.3 2008/11/05 01:10:06 36.845N 121.578W 6.3 4 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.6 2008/11/04 22:56:54 37.115N 121.560W 3.0 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of San Martin, CA 2.8 2008/11/04 19:21:39 36.237N 120.358W 9.9 11 km ( 7 mi) N of Coalinga, CA 2.0 2008/11/04 17:32:51 36.067N 120.176W 13.0 7 km ( 4 mi) NW of Avenal, CA 2.3 2008/11/04 14:32:20 36.884N 121.605W 2.2 3 km ( 2 mi) E of Aromas, CA 1.3 2008/11/04 01:53:29 36.047N 120.187W 9.6 6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Avenal, CA 3.0 2008/11/04 01:44:25 36.079N 120.181W 13.5 8 km ( 5 mi) NW of Avenal, CA 1.2 2008/11/04 01:29:23 37.803N 121.930W 13.4 2 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Blackhawk, CA 1.2 2008/11/03 15:49:02 36.245N 120.796W 8.5 22 km (14 mi) SSW of New Idria, CA 1.6 2008/11/02 20:36:28 36.634N 121.239W 7.7 14 km ( 9 mi) NW of Pinnacles, CA 1.9 2008/11/02 15:11:42 36.572N 121.118W 9.6 5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Pinnacles, CA 1.3 2008/11/02 05:52:29 37.291N 121.671W 0.9 15 km ( 9 mi) E of Seven Trees, CA 1.1 2008/11/02 00:51:56 36.737N 121.117W 0.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Tres Pinos, CA 0.9 2008/11/02 00:31:44 36.042N 120.634W 0.1 24 km (15 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 0.9 2008/11/02 00:31:21 36.029N 120.622W 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 1.2 2008/11/01 22:48:06 36.115N 120.744W 1.2 18 km (11 mi) NE of San Ardo, CA 3.1 2008/11/01 20:34:35 37.164N 121.555W 5.4 9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA 2.7 2008/11/01 16:44:10 36.579N 120.688W 13.2 18 km (11 mi) N of New Idria, CA 3.2 2008/10/31 19:46:32 36.531N 121.918W 10.0 3 km ( 2 mi) S of Carmel By The Sea, CA 2.2 2008/10/31 19:12:08 36.558N 120.141W 0.2 7 km ( 4 mi) SE of San Joaquin, CA
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