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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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