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Update time = Sat May 9 2:00:01 PDT 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
 0.2  2009/05/07 22:21:47 35.956N 120.530W  5.5   11 km ( 7 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 2.8  2009/05/07 22:05:55 36.347N 120.740W 10.9   10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 1.8  2009/05/07 12:20:21 35.478N 120.597W  2.4    7 km ( 4 mi) E   of Atascadero, CA
 0.3  2009/05/06 22:46:05 35.869N 120.429W  4.8    3 km ( 2 mi) S   of Parkfield, CA
 0.6  2009/05/06 16:14:23 36.239N 120.793W  6.8   22 km (14 mi) SSW of New Idria, CA
 2.6  2009/05/06 06:00:11 36.127N 119.997W  8.9   12 km ( 8 mi) SE  of Huron, CA
 1.3  2009/05/06 02:58:38 35.074N 119.034W 17.0    6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of Mettler, CA
 0.6  2009/05/06 01:48:58 35.494N 120.791W  2.2   10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Templeton, CA
 0.4  2009/05/05 18:21:45 35.956N 120.518W  2.8   10 km ( 6 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.7  2009/05/05 13:32:14 36.024N 120.625W  5.2   22 km (14 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.1  2009/05/05 06:54:04 35.607N 120.759W  4.5    7 km ( 5 mi) NW  of Templeton, CA
 0.9  2009/05/05 05:57:00 35.545N 120.862W  7.8   12 km ( 8 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA
 1.1  2009/05/04 14:24:47 36.291N 120.863W  7.0   22 km (14 mi) SW  of New Idria, CA
 0.8  2009/05/04 08:12:34 35.576N 120.819W  3.7   10 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA
 0.5  2009/05/03 20:14:27 36.248N 120.794W  6.8   22 km (13 mi) SSW of New Idria, CA
 0.3  2009/05/03 09:30:38 35.972N 120.546W  6.0   13 km ( 8 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.8  2009/05/03 03:21:35 36.013N 120.875W  9.5    3 km ( 2 mi) ESE of San Ardo, CA
 0.7  2009/05/02 20:04:26 36.094N 120.660W  7.3   23 km (15 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA
 1.2  2009/05/02 15:42:33 36.030N 120.871W 15.6    3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of San Ardo, CA
 1.7  2009/05/02 15:37:46 36.022N 120.584W  5.1   19 km (12 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 1.7  2009/05/02 15:29:47 35.054N 119.565W 15.3   12 km ( 8 mi) SW  of Taft Heights, CA
 0.4  2009/05/02 13:43:58 35.988N 120.563W  1.7   15 km (10 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.3  2009/05/02 10:22:44 35.978N 120.553W  5.6   14 km ( 9 mi) NW  of Parkfield, CA
 0.2  2009/05/02 10:22:44 35.981N 120.544W  6.1   14 km ( 8 mi) NW  of Parkfield, 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)