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Update time = Tue Nov 18 20:00:02 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
 1.8  2008/11/18 09:17:27 37.430N 121.774W  9.9    8 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Alum Rock, CA
 1.9  2008/11/18 05:57:27 36.483N 121.061W  5.6    9 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2008/11/17 18:46:28 37.161N 121.557W  6.1    9 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA
 1.8  2008/11/17 15:09:53 36.934N 121.665W  8.0    6 km ( 4 mi) NNW of Aromas, CA
 1.2  2008/11/17 13:12:53 37.288N 121.665W  1.1   15 km (10 mi) E   of Seven Trees, CA
 2.7  2008/11/17 09:54:15 36.689N 121.316W  3.1   11 km ( 7 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.6  2008/11/16 23:56:43 37.368N 122.268W  6.8    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 0.9  2008/11/16 23:56:08 37.369N 122.264W  7.2    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 1.4  2008/11/16 23:49:05 37.369N 122.264W  7.3    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 1.7  2008/11/16 23:47:53 37.367N 122.264W  7.4    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Portola Valley, CA
 1.6  2008/11/16 23:32:08 37.370N 122.268W  8.0    4 km ( 3 mi) W   of Portola Valley, CA
 1.7  2008/11/16 19:18:47 36.713N 121.355W  3.3    9 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.2  2008/11/16 11:07:02 37.262N 121.644W  4.1   15 km ( 9 mi) N   of Morgan Hill, CA
 2.4  2008/11/16 09:57:32 36.592N 121.201W  7.5    8 km ( 5 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.3  2008/11/16 09:36:24 36.731N 121.345W  5.6    7 km ( 4 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
 1.0  2008/11/16 09:32:17 37.102N 121.869W  4.9   10 km ( 6 mi) N   of Day Valley, CA
 1.9  2008/11/15 15:22:42 36.801N 121.530W  6.4    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 2.9  2008/11/15 13:57:44 36.801N 121.532W  7.2    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.8  2008/11/15 04:24:18 37.490N 121.836W 13.6    8 km ( 5 mi) NE  of Milpitas, CA
 1.8  2008/11/14 18:11:03 36.788N 121.528W  4.5    6 km ( 4 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 2.6  2008/11/14 18:10:32 36.800N 121.528W  7.1    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.2  2008/11/14 14:31:14 36.623N 121.236W  5.8   13 km ( 8 mi) NW  of Pinnacles, CA
 1.8Q 2008/11/14 10:27:36 37.325N 122.105W  0.2    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
 3.3  2008/11/13 18:49:52 36.699N 121.334W  5.2   10 km ( 6 mi) S   of Tres Pinos, CA
 2.4  2008/11/13 16:21:14 36.797N 121.530W  7.2    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.6  2008/11/13 13:50:31 37.387N 121.737W  8.8    8 km ( 5 mi) ENE of Alum Rock, CA
 1.7  2008/11/13 10:32:41 36.801N 121.522W  6.6    5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA
 3.2  2008/11/13 10:24:10 36.799N 121.532W  7.9    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of San Juan Bautista, CA
 1.1  2008/11/12 13:52:00 37.429N 121.778W  8.7    8 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Alum Rock, CA
 2.0  2008/11/12 08:45:53 37.429N 121.772W  9.3    8 km ( 5 mi) NE  of Alum Rock, CA

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Northern California - USGS = U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
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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)