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Update time = Sat Nov 21 17:00:05 PST 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
 1.1  2009/11/21 16:35:16 33.687N 116.787W 18.0    9 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Idyllwild, CA
 1.6  2009/11/21 12:04:35 32.574N 116.786W  1.6   15 km ( 9 mi) W   of Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
 1.0  2009/11/21 11:56:49 33.430N 116.680W 17.6   14 km ( 9 mi) S   of Anza, CA
 1.6  2009/11/21 06:53:05 32.725N 115.835W  4.4   15 km ( 9 mi) E   of Ocotillo, CA
 1.5  2009/11/21 05:19:38 32.669N 116.057W  9.7   10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.9  2009/11/20 23:22:23 32.654N 115.656W  7.5   15 km ( 9 mi) SW  of Heber, CA
 1.2  2009/11/20 22:52:56 33.251N 116.116W  9.4   12 km ( 7 mi) N   of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 2.9  2009/11/20 15:52:23 32.572N 115.596W 10.4   15 km ( 9 mi) SW  of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
 1.3  2009/11/20 10:58:59 32.638N 115.616W 10.1   12 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Calexico, CA
 0.4  2009/11/20 10:32:07 33.191N 115.633W  7.6    2 km ( 1 mi) N   of Obsidian Butte, CA
 0.5  2009/11/20 08:38:37 33.196N 115.617W  8.4    3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 2.0  2009/11/20 06:37:40 33.089N 116.052W  8.3   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Ocotillo Wells, CA
 0.5  2009/11/20 05:41:15 33.421N 116.613W 10.9   16 km (10 mi) SSE of Anza, CA
 1.5  2009/11/20 05:12:34 32.653N 115.858W  6.8   16 km (10 mi) SE  of Ocotillo, CA
 1.6  2009/11/20 03:38:29 32.670N 115.670W  5.1   14 km ( 9 mi) S   of Seeley, CA
 1.4  2009/11/20 03:22:57 33.244N 116.044W  5.2   10 km ( 6 mi) SW  of Salton City, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 03:16:58 33.486N 116.494W 10.9   18 km (11 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
 0.6  2009/11/20 02:50:54 33.492N 116.567W  9.5   12 km ( 7 mi) SE  of Anza, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 02:42:20 33.511N 116.453W  7.1   21 km (13 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 02:27:15 33.955N 116.725W 19.5    6 km ( 4 mi) NE  of Cabazon, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 01:56:10 33.295N 116.389W 12.3    6 km ( 3 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
 1.5  2009/11/20 00:48:29 33.019N 116.423W 11.5   16 km (10 mi) ESE of Julian, CA
 1.5  2009/11/20 00:08:45 32.661N 115.660W  4.8   15 km ( 9 mi) WSW of Heber, CA
 0.5  2009/11/19 23:24:20 33.184N 115.592W  0.1    4 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 0.7  2009/11/19 23:14:24 33.413N 116.869W  5.5    7 km ( 4 mi) N   of Palomar Observatory, CA
 1.4  2009/11/19 22:11:56 33.407N 116.438W 14.1   19 km (12 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
 1.5  2009/11/19 22:11:43 33.402N 116.448W 13.6   19 km (12 mi) NNW of Borrego Springs, CA
 0.5  2009/11/19 20:58:02 33.503N 116.499W 10.2   17 km (11 mi) ESE of Anza, CA
 2.0  2009/11/19 19:43:10 33.693N 116.812W 16.2   10 km ( 6 mi) SE  of Valle Vista, CA
 0.3  2009/11/19 16:31:32 33.898N 116.641W 18.5   12 km ( 7 mi) E   of Cabazon, CA
 3.3  2009/11/17 16:45:02 33.172N 115.609W  0.4    3 km ( 2 mi) E   of Obsidian Butte, CA
 3.4  2009/11/17 16:44:00 33.182N 115.612W  2.1    3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 3.1  2009/11/17 15:07:16 33.176N 115.605W  1.6    3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 3.3  2009/11/17 15:05:36 33.176N 115.608W  1.3    3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 3.2  2009/11/17 14:52:13 33.177N 115.608W  1.5    3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Obsidian Butte, CA
 3.6  2009/11/16 05:54:34 33.415N 116.635W  7.9   16 km (10 mi) SSE of Anza, 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)