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Update time = Thu Nov 6 10:00:02 PST 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
 1.1  2008/11/06 08:10:13 37.376N 122.264W  7.6    4 km ( 2 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 1.6  2008/11/06 07:34:53 37.371N 122.268W  7.9    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 2.6  2008/11/06 07:33:17 37.375N 122.263W  8.7    4 km ( 2 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 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
 1.4  2008/11/06 01:40:58 37.365N 122.266W  5.8    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Portola Valley, CA
 2.2  2008/11/05 20:03:49 37.162N 121.555W  5.3    9 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA
 1.5  2008/11/05 15:28:43 37.575N 122.416W  6.0    3 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Millbrae, CA
 1.7  2008/11/05 12:19:41 36.389N 121.035W  0.0   19 km (12 mi) SSE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.7Q 2008/11/05 10:56:02 37.324N 122.103W  0.0    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
 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
 2.3  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 12:43:29 37.499N 122.409W  1.8    5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Half Moon Bay, CA
 1.2  2008/11/04 01:29:23 37.803N 121.930W 13.4    2 km ( 1 mi) WSW of Blackhawk, CA
 2.1  2008/11/03 07:06:37 37.281N 122.349W  6.7   16 km (10 mi) SW  of Portola Valley, 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
 3.1  2008/11/01 20:34:35 37.164N 121.555W  5.4    9 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA
 2.3  2008/11/01 17:01:39 37.676N 122.538W  8.8    7 km ( 4 mi) WSW of Daly City, 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
 1.0  2008/10/31 15:47:04 36.972N 121.408W  5.9   14 km ( 9 mi) N   of Hollister, CA
 1.6Q 2008/10/31 10:23:59 37.325N 122.108W  0.0    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
 1.6  2008/10/30 15:58:46 37.943N 122.052W 10.0    2 km ( 1 mi) ESE of Pleasant Hill, 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)