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Update time = Tue Nov 18 19:00:02 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
 1.1  2008/11/18 17:18:28 33.511N 116.856W 12.6   17 km (11 mi) N   of Palomar Observatory, CA
 1.8  2008/11/18 16:14:09 33.562N 116.715W 16.2    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of Anza, CA
 1.1  2008/11/18 16:09:45 33.377N 116.373W 11.4   14 km ( 9 mi) N   of Borrego Springs, CA
 0.8  2008/11/18 14:31:08 33.958N 116.854W 10.9    5 km ( 3 mi) NE  of Banning, CA
 0.5  2008/11/18 14:18:18 33.657N 116.759W 11.5   11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Idyllwild, CA
 0.7  2008/11/18 13:20:13 33.373N 116.382W 12.2   14 km ( 9 mi) N   of Borrego Springs, CA
 1.9  2008/11/18 10:38:33 33.961N 117.990W 10.3    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Whittier, CA
 1.1  2008/11/18 09:16:22 33.302N 116.237W  9.8   14 km ( 9 mi) ENE of Borrego Springs, CA
 1.2  2008/11/18 09:16:10 33.300N 116.241W  7.5   14 km ( 8 mi) ENE of Borrego Springs, CA
 0.7  2008/11/18 09:05:20 33.482N 116.461W  9.2   21 km (13 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
 0.6  2008/11/18 03:00:46 33.523N 116.848W 13.6   17 km (10 mi) WSW of Anza, CA
 1.5  2008/11/18 02:12:11 33.226N 116.757W  5.5    1 km ( 1 mi) SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA
 1.4  2008/11/18 00:41:56 33.504N 116.859W 14.0   17 km (10 mi) N   of Palomar Observatory, CA
 2.4  2008/11/18 00:14:43 33.197N 116.012W  8.1   12 km ( 8 mi) SSW of Salton City, CA
 1.3  2008/11/17 23:43:44 33.501N 116.439W  5.5   22 km (14 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
 0.3  2008/11/17 17:37:38 33.496N 116.505W 14.1   17 km (10 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
 0.8  2008/11/17 16:38:41 33.458N 116.400W 15.4   24 km (15 mi) N   of Borrego Springs, CA
 1.1  2008/11/17 15:22:28 33.836N 117.619W  0.0    6 km ( 4 mi) SW  of Corona, CA
 1.6  2008/11/17 12:42:56 33.197N 116.011W 10.0   12 km ( 8 mi) SSW of Salton City, CA
 1.5  2008/11/17 12:23:24 32.568N 116.787W  0.0   15 km ( 9 mi) W   of Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
 0.5  2008/11/17 12:08:32 33.571N 116.650W  9.9    3 km ( 2 mi) NE  of Anza, CA
 0.6  2008/11/17 11:59:35 33.464N 116.566W 10.8   14 km ( 9 mi) SE  of Anza, CA
 0.5  2008/11/17 10:53:23 33.581N 116.760W 17.4    9 km ( 5 mi) WNW of Anza, CA
 0.4  2008/11/17 10:37:20 33.681N 116.768W 15.1    9 km ( 5 mi) SW  of Idyllwild, CA
 1.7  2008/11/17 10:34:01 33.861N 117.833W 11.9    3 km ( 2 mi) SE  of Placentia, CA
 0.9  2008/11/17 09:48:37 33.519N 116.848W 13.7   17 km (10 mi) WSW of Anza, CA
 1.2  2008/11/17 09:46:12 33.510N 116.849W 13.7   17 km (11 mi) WSW of Anza, CA
 3.8  2008/11/17 09:41:37 33.496N 116.864W 11.5   16 km (10 mi) N   of Palomar Observatory, CA
 1.2  2008/11/17 09:08:46 32.818N 116.156W 11.2   17 km (11 mi) WNW of Ocotillo, CA
 1.2  2008/11/17 08:45:54 32.841N 116.197W 11.0   22 km (14 mi) WNW of Ocotillo, CA
 4.1  2008/11/17 04:35:42 33.500N 116.861W 12.1   16 km (10 mi) N   of Palomar Observatory, 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)