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Update time = Sat May 17 12:01:16 PDT 2008
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MAG DATE LOCAL-TIME LAT LON DEPTH LOCATION
y/m/d h:m:s deg deg km
2.0 2008/05/17 11:58:39 35.765N 121.231W 7.8 14 km ( 9 mi) NNW of San Simeon, CA 1.4 2008/05/17 11:23:33 35.532N 120.809W 7.1 9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA 1.6 2008/05/17 10:38:29 36.843N 121.572W 5.1 3 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 3.0 2008/05/17 10:10:18 36.846N 121.578W 6.5 4 km ( 2 mi) W of San Juan Bautista, CA 1.1 2008/05/17 00:28:48 36.946N 121.470W 3.7 12 km ( 8 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA 1.1 2008/05/16 20:04:34 36.850N 121.318W 5.7 7 km ( 4 mi) N of Tres Pinos, CA 1.8 2008/05/16 11:46:54 36.748N 121.429W 13.2 11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Tres Pinos, CA 1.3 2008/05/16 11:42:57 36.775N 121.423W 13.5 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Hollister, CA 1.4 2008/05/16 11:42:27 36.775N 121.423W 13.2 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Hollister, CA 1.5 2008/05/16 11:42:07 36.777N 121.424W 13.2 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Hollister, CA 0.8 2008/05/16 06:10:54 36.002N 120.567W 3.3 17 km (10 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 2.1 2008/05/15 22:38:31 36.107N 121.233W 18.7 15 km ( 9 mi) SW of King City, CA 1.1 2008/05/15 22:01:51 36.848N 121.319W 5.5 6 km ( 4 mi) N of Tres Pinos, CA 1.2 2008/05/15 17:33:12 36.848N 121.316W 5.5 6 km ( 4 mi) N of Tres Pinos, CA 2.1 2008/05/15 16:48:16 36.851N 121.312W 7.4 7 km ( 4 mi) N of Tres Pinos, CA 1.3 2008/05/15 13:48:25 36.978N 121.630W 2.3 6 km ( 4 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA 1.2 2008/05/15 13:16:41 36.906N 121.354W 6.4 8 km ( 5 mi) NNE of Hollister, CA 1.3 2008/05/15 08:57:10 36.185N 120.740W 7.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of San Ardo, CA 1.0 2008/05/15 01:20:43 35.714N 121.031W 5.6 14 km ( 9 mi) W of Lake Nacimiento, CA 3.3 2008/05/15 00:55:18 35.839N 120.389W 9.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SSE of Parkfield, CA 0.9 2008/05/14 22:27:20 36.664N 121.171W 10.9 15 km ( 9 mi) N of Pinnacles, CA 1.9 2008/05/14 16:27:53 35.487N 120.855W 16.5 6 km ( 4 mi) NNE of Cayucos, CA 0.7 2008/05/14 13:34:39 36.034N 120.624W 5.5 23 km (14 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 1.2 2008/05/14 12:39:01 36.002N 120.574W 3.2 17 km (11 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 2.0 2008/05/14 11:53:12 35.777N 121.030W 8.0 14 km ( 9 mi) WNW of Lake Nacimiento, CA 1.8 2008/05/14 10:45:21 35.604N 120.806W 4.4 10 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Templeton, CA 1.8 2008/05/13 12:58:07 36.958N 121.548W 1.0 7 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA 1.9 2008/05/13 05:32:36 36.562N 121.119W 4.2 4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Pinnacles, CA 1.1 2008/05/13 01:49:26 36.589N 121.093W 8.6 8 km ( 5 mi) NE of Pinnacles, CA 1.0 2008/05/12 16:05:29 35.734N 120.394W 2.5 9 km ( 5 mi) N of Shandon, CA 1.9 2008/05/12 13:35:52 36.516N 121.099W 5.2 4 km ( 3 mi) ESE of Pinnacles, CA 1.2 2008/05/12 12:44:11 36.580N 121.145W 11.0 5 km ( 3 mi) N of Pinnacles, CA 1.0 2008/05/12 11:14:07 35.301N 120.819W 13.5 2 km ( 1 mi) SE of Baywood-Los Osos, CA 1.4 2008/05/12 10:33:39 36.026N 120.608W 0.0 21 km (13 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 1.2 2008/05/12 09:07:45 36.585N 121.189W 6.8 7 km ( 4 mi) NW of Pinnacles, CA 2.1 2008/05/12 08:37:36 35.685N 120.987W 8.4 11 km ( 7 mi) WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA 0.9 2008/05/12 06:23:06 36.634N 121.258W 10.5 15 km (10 mi) NW of Pinnacles, CA 1.0 2008/05/11 21:35:50 36.034N 120.626W 1.9 23 km (14 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA 1.3 2008/05/11 20:41:58 35.521N 120.801W 10.4 9 km ( 6 mi) WSW of Templeton, CA 1.8 2008/05/11 16:00:50 35.501N 120.782W 3.0 9 km ( 5 mi) SW of Templeton, CA 1.4 2008/05/11 12:25:10 35.488N 120.799W 10.5 10 km ( 6 mi) NE of Cayucos, CA 2.5 2008/05/11 10:13:16 35.498N 120.782W 3.2 9 km ( 6 mi) SW of Templeton, CA 1.3 2008/05/11 07:20:15 36.614N 121.078W 10.2 11 km ( 7 mi) NNE of Pinnacles, CA 0.8 2008/05/10 23:23:53 36.714N 121.363W 4.1 9 km ( 6 mi) SSW of Tres Pinos, CA 1.0 2008/05/10 21:42:24 35.658N 120.257W 17.8 11 km ( 7 mi) E of Shandon, CA 1.1 2008/05/10 18:19:30 35.488N 120.812W 12.8 9 km ( 6 mi) NE of Cayucos, CA
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