A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6796364699494 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 31 km WSW of San Nicolas Is., CA (19 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:38:36 / 9:38 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.729999542236 km (15 miles). Exact location of event, depth 23.729999542236 km, -119.79166412353° West, 33.100666046143° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/25 / 2025-12-16 21:38:36 / December 16, 2025 @ 9:38 pm. Event id: ci41353096. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci41353096.

Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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