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Update time = Fri Nov 20 22:00:04 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
 1.4  2009/11/20 21:12:11 38.825N 122.831W  2.4    4 km ( 2 mi) NW  of The Geysers, CA
 0.5  2009/11/20 18:35:40 38.825N 122.805W  3.3    3 km ( 2 mi) N   of The Geysers, CA
 2.2  2009/11/20 17:08:30 38.779N 122.450W  6.4   10 km ( 6 mi) ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 14:24:36 38.864N 122.826W 13.3    8 km ( 5 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 0.6  2009/11/20 14:12:25 38.777N 122.758W  1.0    5 km ( 3 mi) ESE of The Geysers, CA
 0.7  2009/11/20 12:33:37 38.776N 122.731W  2.1    3 km ( 2 mi) W   of Anderson Springs, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 11:00:48 38.822N 122.796W  2.7    3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
 0.8  2009/11/20 10:48:16 38.828N 122.808W  1.2    3 km ( 2 mi) N   of The Geysers, CA
 1.4  2009/11/20 10:33:05 37.323N 122.099W  0.0    5 km ( 3 mi) S   of Los Altos, CA
 1.1  2009/11/20 08:34:13 38.791N 122.769W  1.6    3 km ( 2 mi) ESE of The Geysers, CA
 1.7  2009/11/20 08:31:27 38.796N 122.766W  2.0    4 km ( 2 mi) E   of The Geysers, CA
 0.8  2009/11/20 06:55:34 38.820N 122.814W  2.0    2 km ( 2 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 1.6  2009/11/20 06:47:16 37.414N 121.447W  3.6   26 km (16 mi) SW  of Westley, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 06:44:15 38.837N 122.834W  2.1    5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 06:16:29 38.789N 122.757W  0.7    4 km ( 3 mi) ESE of The Geysers, CA
 0.9  2009/11/20 03:28:20 38.822N 122.805W  2.8    3 km ( 2 mi) N   of The Geysers, CA
 0.6  2009/11/20 02:48:56 38.747N 122.727W  0.9    4 km ( 3 mi) SW  of Anderson Springs, CA
 1.1  2009/11/20 01:32:57 37.448N 121.769W  6.8   10 km ( 6 mi) NNE of Alum Rock, CA
 1.1  2009/11/20 00:56:01 37.350N 122.169W  7.5    4 km ( 2 mi) SW  of Los Altos Hills, CA
 1.0  2009/11/20 00:45:30 37.790N 121.783W 10.8   12 km ( 7 mi) E   of Blackhawk, CA
 1.3  2009/11/20 00:09:50 37.782N 121.797W  9.9   11 km ( 7 mi) ESE of Blackhawk, CA
 0.6  2009/11/19 23:11:39 37.420N 121.750W  4.7    9 km ( 6 mi) NE  of Alum Rock, CA
 0.8  2009/11/19 22:37:15 38.014N 122.231W  6.9    2 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Hercules, CA
 0.4  2009/11/19 21:36:08 38.798N 122.792W  3.2    1 km ( 1 mi) E   of The Geysers, CA
 1.5  2009/11/19 21:35:12 38.793N 122.796W  3.9    1 km ( 1 mi) ESE of The Geysers, CA
 1.3  2009/11/19 19:11:06 38.791N 122.746W  1.9    5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Anderson Springs, CA
 1.3  2009/11/19 18:29:19 38.843N 122.868W  1.6    7 km ( 5 mi) NW  of The Geysers, CA
 1.4  2009/11/19 18:23:01 38.806N 122.812W  2.6    1 km ( 1 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 1.4  2009/11/19 17:22:23 38.841N 122.868W  1.3    7 km ( 4 mi) NW  of The Geysers, CA
 0.3  2009/11/19 17:22:18 38.810N 122.790W  3.9    2 km ( 1 mi) NE  of The Geysers, CA

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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)