Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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


Version #0: 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 4:21:50 AM (PST) on Monday, December 8, 2025.
The magnitude 2.6 event occurred 13 km (8 miles) NE (56 degrees) of Kettleman City, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).


Magnitude 2.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:21:50 AM (PST)
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 12:21:50 (UTC)
Distance from Kettleman City, CA - 13 km (8 miles) NE (56 degrees)
Lemoore Station, CA - 22 km (14 miles) SSE (166 degrees)
Lemoore, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (192 degrees)
Corcoran, CA - 26 km (16 miles) W (264 degrees)
Avenal, CA - 27 km (17 miles) ENE (73 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 4.3 min. N (36.072N), 119 deg. 50.7 min. W (119.845W)
Depth 15.87 km (9.90 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=42, Nph=41, Dmin=24.1 km, Rmss=0.20 sec, Erho=0.44 km, Erzz=0.910000026 km, Gp=100 degrees
Event ID# nc75276476
Additional Information Map

For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov

[ Index map || Big earthquake list || All earthquake list || Glossary of terms || Top page ]
[ Did you feel it? || ShakeMaps || Relative2Me ]
[ Data Sources ]

Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco

Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)