International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1521922
Event time 2025-12-07 20:36:39 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 04:36:39 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-07 20:38:54 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.3
Depth 12.7 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area California
Nearest settlement San Clemente
Distance 4 km
Course S
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
San Onofre 1 (5,60 km), San Onofre 2 (5,62 km), San Onofre 3 (5,65 km)
Nearest marine ports
Newport Beach (36,98 km), Avalon (65,72 km), Long Beach (67,75 km), Los Angeles (71,65 km)
Nearest airports
SCE Songs Mesa Heliport (4,89 km), Sce San Onofre Heliport (5,03 km), MCOLF Camp Pendleton (Red Beach) Airport (18,30 km), American Display Heliport (18,60 km), Mission Hospital Helistop (19,92 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.