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Update time = Sat May 9 1:00:20 PDT 2009
Here are the 30 most recent earthquakes and all M>3 earthquakes on this map...

 MAG    DATE    LOCAL-TIME  LAT     LON    DEPTH    LOCATION
        y/m/d     h:m:s     deg     deg     km
 2.1  2009/05/08 23:38:59 36.694N 121.327W  4.6   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.6  2009/05/08 22:41:57 36.623N 121.158W  7.6   10 km ( 6 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2009/05/08 12:22:50 37.431N 121.771W 10.2    9 km ( 5 mi) NE  of Alum Rock, CA
 1.3  2009/05/08 11:32:44 36.971N 121.569W  0.0    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA
 1.0  2009/05/08 08:11:40 37.320N 121.692W  4.9   13 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Alum Rock, CA
 0.9  2009/05/07 06:20:54 37.298N 121.679W  1.5   14 km ( 9 mi) E   of Seven Trees, CA
 2.0  2009/05/07 05:51:12 36.606N 121.221W  7.9   11 km ( 7 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.0  2009/05/06 21:09:42 36.475N 121.053W  6.0   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2009/05/06 18:15:52 36.716N 121.225W  7.9   12 km ( 7 mi) SE  of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.7  2009/05/06 11:11:05 37.323N 122.103W  0.0    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA
 0.8  2009/05/06 06:41:46 36.477N 121.061W  7.3   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 0.5  2009/05/06 06:31:54 37.411N 121.732W  4.8   10 km ( 6 mi) ENE of Alum Rock, CA
 1.3  2009/05/06 02:04:10 37.109N 121.520W  5.8    7 km ( 5 mi) ENE of San Martin, CA
 1.9  2009/05/05 19:57:26 37.642N 122.041W  3.9    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Hayward, CA
 1.3  2009/05/05 17:22:19 36.332N 121.543W 13.0   22 km (13 mi) SSW of Gonzales, CA
 3.3  2009/05/05 03:00:52 37.284N 121.658W  7.2   16 km (10 mi) E   of Seven Trees, CA
 1.0  2009/05/05 00:31:53 36.794N 121.088W  3.2   21 km (13 mi) E   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.4  2009/05/04 23:46:45 37.861N 122.247W 11.1    3 km ( 2 mi) ESE of Berkeley, CA
 0.8  2009/05/04 23:22:10 37.798N 122.207W  8.3    2 km ( 1 mi) E   of Oakland, CA
 2.3  2009/05/04 22:07:18 36.551N 121.140W  3.2    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Pinnacles, CA
 0.4  2009/05/04 15:55:11 37.424N 121.780W  9.4    7 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Alum Rock, CA
 0.6  2009/05/04 08:30:56 36.852N 121.583W  6.1    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.0  2009/05/04 06:50:01 36.955N 121.714W 13.2    6 km ( 4 mi) NE  of Watsonville, CA
 0.8  2009/05/04 06:28:06 36.715N 121.344W  6.6    9 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.6  2009/05/04 01:19:00 36.664N 121.284W  4.8   14 km ( 9 mi) SSE of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.6  2009/05/03 16:16:02 36.495N 121.011W  5.5   12 km ( 8 mi) ESE of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2009/05/03 13:41:29 36.446N 121.016W  2.4   15 km ( 9 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.1  2009/05/03 12:54:20 36.954N 121.714W 12.4    6 km ( 4 mi) NE  of Watsonville, CA
 2.7  2009/05/03 12:33:03 36.855N 121.307W  7.2    7 km ( 5 mi) N   of Tres Pinos, CA
 0.6  2009/05/03 10:48:30 37.090N 121.516W  1.6    7 km ( 5 mi) E   of San Martin, CA

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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
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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)