Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California


Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 5:24:20 PM (PST) on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) SE of Pacifica, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).


Magnitude 0.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 5:24:20 PM (PST)
Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 1:24:20 (UTC)
Distance from Pacifica, CA - 2 km (1 miles) SE (133 degrees)
San Bruno, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SW (236 degrees)
Millbrae, CA - 7 km (4 miles) W (271 degrees)
Montara, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (33 degrees)
South San Francisco, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SW (221 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 36.0 min. N (37.600N), 122 deg. 28.1 min. W (122.468W)
Depth 8.94 km (5.60 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=8, Nph=11, Dmin=3.4 km, Rmss=0.06 sec, Erho=0.48 km, Erzz=0.7 km, Gp=108 degrees
Event ID# nc75273996
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