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Update time = Fri May 16 4:00:02 PDT 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
 1.1  2008/05/16 03:43:01 38.821N 122.796W  0.5    3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
 1.0  2008/05/16 01:01:14 38.828N 122.867W  2.4    6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of The Geysers, CA
 1.3  2008/05/16 00:48:44 38.795N 122.762W  1.5    4 km ( 2 mi) E   of The Geysers, CA
 1.4  2008/05/15 23:59:10 37.791N 122.094W  7.0    6 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Moraga, CA
 1.1  2008/05/15 23:56:30 38.828N 122.815W  5.0    3 km ( 2 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 0.9  2008/05/15 23:54:58 38.825N 122.869W  2.1    6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of The Geysers, CA
 2.3  2008/05/15 23:54:04 38.826N 122.865W  2.5    6 km ( 4 mi) WNW of The Geysers, CA
 1.1  2008/05/15 23:50:15 37.389N 122.281W  7.3    4 km ( 2 mi) SSW of Woodside, CA
 1.1  2008/05/15 22:57:30 38.815N 122.791W  3.4    2 km ( 1 mi) NE  of The Geysers, CA
 1.8  2008/05/15 20:00:31 38.818N 122.769W  0.4    4 km ( 2 mi) ENE of The Geysers, CA
 0.7  2008/05/15 19:05:47 38.817N 122.791W  4.1    3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of The Geysers, CA
 1.3  2008/05/15 19:03:46 37.793N 122.095W  7.2    6 km ( 4 mi) SSE of Moraga, CA
 0.8  2008/05/15 17:06:01 38.792N 122.755W  1.7    4 km ( 3 mi) E   of The Geysers, CA
 1.2  2008/05/15 15:50:24 38.763N 122.738W  1.4    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Anderson Springs, CA
 1.6  2008/05/15 14:23:00 38.817N 122.832W  8.9    3 km ( 2 mi) NW  of The Geysers, CA
 0.3  2008/05/15 14:22:52 38.840N 122.798W  4.6    5 km ( 3 mi) N   of The Geysers, CA
 0.5  2008/05/15 12:37:10 38.823N 122.842W  2.2    4 km ( 3 mi) NW  of The Geysers, CA
 1.4  2008/05/15 11:16:08 38.827N 122.802W  3.5    3 km ( 2 mi) N   of The Geysers, CA
 1.1  2008/05/15 11:01:59 38.818N 122.818W  2.3    2 km ( 1 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 1.8  2008/05/15 04:35:25 38.752N 122.630W  2.9    1 km ( 1 mi) W   of Middletown, CA
 0.9  2008/05/15 04:10:05 38.791N 122.765W  2.7    4 km ( 2 mi) ESE of The Geysers, CA
 1.7  2008/05/15 03:49:24 38.839N 122.828W  2.6    5 km ( 3 mi) NNW of The Geysers, CA
 1.4  2008/05/15 02:58:49 38.789N 122.744W  1.1    5 km ( 3 mi) WNW of Anderson Springs, CA
 1.6  2008/05/15 02:43:12 37.735N 122.140W  5.1    3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of San Leandro, CA
 1.3  2008/05/15 00:54:20 37.365N 121.736W  3.9    8 km ( 5 mi) E   of Alum Rock, CA
 1.0  2008/05/14 23:51:54 38.763N 122.736W  1.0    4 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Anderson Springs, CA
 2.8  2008/05/14 23:47:04 37.376N 121.733W  8.8    8 km ( 5 mi) E   of Alum Rock, CA
 1.6  2008/05/14 22:34:42 37.713N 121.942W  3.8    3 km ( 2 mi) W   of Dublin, CA
 0.8  2008/05/14 18:26:22 38.814N 122.828W  4.5    2 km ( 2 mi) NW  of The Geysers, CA
 1.5  2008/05/14 18:13:17 38.747N 122.734W  0.9    5 km ( 3 mi) SW  of Anderson Springs, 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)