Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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


Version #908889: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 11:27:12 PM (PST) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
The magnitude 2.1 event occurred 48 km (30 miles) N (4 degrees) of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).


Magnitude 2.1 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 11:27:12 PM (PST)
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 7:27:12 (UTC)
Distance from Mammoth Lakes, CA - 48 km (30 miles) N (4 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 57 km (36 miles) SSW (209 degrees)
Yosemite Valley, CA - 67 km (42 miles) ENE (57 degrees)
Smith Valley, NV - 87 km (54 miles) SSE (156 degrees)
Smith, NV - 88 km (55 miles) SSE (157 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 4.3 min. N (38.071N), 118 deg. 56.3 min. W (118.938W)
Depth 4.72 km (2.90 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=11, Nph=23, Dmin=41.3 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.76 km, Erzz=8.73999977 km, Gp=115 degrees
Event ID# nc75285566
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