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Update time = Tue Nov 18 20:09:04 PST 2008
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
 1.5  2008/11/18 20:06:56 33.068N 115.912W  3.9   22 km (14 mi) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 2.4  2008/11/18 17:32:35 33.068N 115.927W  1.9   21 km (13 mi) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 1.4  2008/11/18 06:11:40 33.635N 115.994W  7.0   10 km ( 6 mi) NE  of Mecca, CA
 1.0  2008/11/18 03:14:35 33.244N 115.635W  0.3    8 km ( 5 mi) N   of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.4  2008/11/18 02:58:18 33.068N 115.923W  2.4   21 km (13 mi) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 2.3  2008/11/18 00:32:21 33.072N 115.931W  0.8   20 km (13 mi) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 2.0  2008/11/18 00:26:18 33.072N 115.930W  0.6   20 km (13 mi) ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 1.4  2008/11/17 21:22:15 32.880N 115.908W  3.2   18 km (11 mi) NNE of Ocotillo, CA
 2.1  2008/11/17 09:48:29 32.731N 115.451W  6.0    7 km ( 4 mi) E   of Heber, CA
 0.4  2008/11/16 22:32:47 33.182N 115.619W  6.8    2 km ( 1 mi) NE  of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.1  2008/11/16 22:32:26 33.200N 115.611W  2.4    4 km ( 3 mi) NE  of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.4  2008/11/16 17:14:54 33.036N 115.567W 13.7    5 km ( 3 mi) E   of Westmorland, CA
 1.5  2008/11/15 10:56:53 33.186N 115.607W  2.3    3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.6  2008/11/15 03:12:03 33.065N 115.853W 10.4   22 km (13 mi) W   of Westmorland, CA
 1.9  2008/11/14 15:49:14 32.816N 115.729W  6.0    5 km ( 3 mi) NW  of Seeley, CA
 0.3  2008/11/14 11:45:35 33.218N 115.590W  5.8    7 km ( 4 mi) NE  of Obsidian Butte, CA
 1.4  2008/11/14 04:32:21 32.801N 115.578W 17.4    2 km ( 1 mi) NW  of El Centro, CA
 1.3  2008/11/14 04:15:03 32.796N 115.586W  6.7    3 km ( 2 mi) WNW of El Centro, CA
 1.2  2008/11/14 02:27:42 32.812N 115.584W 21.8    4 km ( 2 mi) NW  of El Centro, CA
 1.0  2008/11/14 02:00:20 32.633N 115.898W 15.8   15 km ( 9 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 0.8  2008/11/14 01:59:15 32.803N 115.587W 18.6    3 km ( 2 mi) WNW of El Centro, CA
 1.7  2008/11/14 01:44:46 32.807N 115.587W 17.3    3 km ( 2 mi) NW  of El Centro, CA
 1.4  2008/11/14 01:38:21 32.798N 115.569W 21.9    1 km ( 1 mi) NW  of El Centro, CA
 1.8  2008/11/14 01:37:07 32.791N 115.592W 14.1    3 km ( 2 mi) W   of El Centro, CA
 2.0  2008/11/14 01:36:06 32.788N 115.585W 18.8    2 km ( 2 mi) W   of El Centro, CA
 2.0  2008/11/14 01:30:20 32.776N 115.568W 18.9    2 km ( 1 mi) SSW of El Centro, CA
 1.8  2008/11/14 01:26:46 32.808N 115.580W 16.0    3 km ( 2 mi) NW  of El Centro, CA
 1.4  2008/11/14 01:18:27 32.804N 115.572W 17.6    2 km ( 1 mi) NW  of El Centro, CA
 1.7  2008/11/14 01:15:20 32.778N 115.563W 18.7    1 km ( 1 mi) SSW of El Centro, CA
 1.4  2008/11/14 01:10:18 32.778N 115.592W 17.3    3 km ( 2 mi) WSW of El Centro, 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
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)