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Update time = Thu Jan 8 19:00:01 PST 2009
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
0.7 2009/01/08 01:08:33 35.874N 120.417W 5.7 3 km ( 2 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA 1.1 2009/01/04 07:03:16 35.809N 120.354W 9.9 12 km ( 8 mi) SE of Parkfield, CA 1.2 2009/01/03 19:39:57 35.767N 120.395W 3.9 12 km ( 8 mi) N of Shandon, CA 1.2 2009/01/03 15:39:17 35.765N 120.327W 8.7 13 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Shandon, CA 1.3 2009/01/03 08:23:06 36.017N 120.591W 2.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
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)