Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 0:04:01 AM (PST) on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 0:04:01 AM (PST) Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 8:04:01 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 8 km (5 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 20 km (12 miles) E (92 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 22 km (14 miles) SW (231 degrees) Trona, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SW (235 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 30 km (19 miles) N (7 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 38.5 min. N (35.642N), 117 deg. 35.7 min. W (117.595W) |
| Depth | 6.74 km (4.20 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=31, Nph=52, Dmin=11.6 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.16 km, Erzz=0.62 km, Gp=57 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41144391 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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