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Earthquakes recorded for the last week (168 hours). Times are local (PST or PDT). The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Click on the word "map" or "MAP" to see a map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event "DATE" to get additional text information. Magnitude 3 and greater earthquakes are printed in bold type. The top three magnitudes greater than or equal to 3 are in red.

    MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
           y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km
   
MAP 3.3  2008/11/05 08:05:49 36.076N 120.171W 14.9    7 km ( 5 mi) NW  of Avenal, CA
MAP 3.0  2008/11/04 01:44:25 36.079N 120.181W 13.5    8 km ( 5 mi) NW  of Avenal, CA
MAP 3.0  2008/11/02 05:59:02 37.385N 118.465W  8.7    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of West Bishop, CA
MAP 3.1  2008/11/01 20:34:35 37.164N 121.555W  5.4    9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA
MAP 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

Most recent earthquakes are at the top of this list.

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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)