California earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 48km WSW of Shoshone, CA

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 48km WSW of Shoshone, CA on Sat, Dec 25, 1965, 7:38 AM GMT-8 (15:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 48km WSW of Shoshone, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1965-12-25 15:38:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.831° N, 116.778° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.035km ESE of Trona, CA · 22195 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.838km E of Trona, CA · 22195 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.444km E of Trona, CA · 22195 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.050km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 22195 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.047km W of Shoshone, CA · 22195 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.839km E of Trona, CA · 22194 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.648km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 22193 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.238km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 22193 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.646km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 22192 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.346km E of Trona, CA · 22192 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.310km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 22173 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.846km E of Trona, CA · 22196 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 22206 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330321. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.