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Update time = Tue Nov 18 20:00:01 PST 2008
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

 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
 1.8Q 2008/11/14 10:27:36 37.325N 122.105W  0.2    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA(Probable quarry explosion)
 2.0  2008/11/12 08:29:08 37.931N 122.297W  8.1    2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, CA
 1.4  2008/11/12 08:26:50 37.931N 122.296W  8.0    2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, 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)