Past earthquakes in or near California: December 2021 - list, stats and map

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During December 2021, California has had 2,913 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.2:

1 quake above magnitude 6
5 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
40 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
292 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
2,575 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 6.2 Earthquake 38km W of Petrolia, CA -

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Past earthquakes in or near California: December 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Dec 31, 2021 02:51 pm (Tijuana)	3.2 13 km	211 km (131 mi) to the SE	Mexico: 58 Km Al SUROESTE De SAN FELIPE, BC	Info
Dec 31, 2021 02:24 pm (Los Angeles)	2.6 18 km		12km SSW of Ferndale, CA	Info
Dec 31, 2021 12:57 pm (Los Angeles)	3.8 19 km		12km SSW of Ferndale, CA 16 reports	Info
Dec 31, 2021 12:27 pm (Los Angeles)	3.5 15 km		3km SW of Redlands, CA 136 reports	Info
Dec 31, 2021 12:08 pm (Los Angeles)	2.5 18 km		11km SSW of Ferndale, CA 1 report	Info
Dec 31, 2021 11:48 am (Tijuana)	3.3 15 km	187 km (116 mi) to the SE	Mexico: 55 Km Al NORESTE De VICENTE GUERRERO, BC	Info
Dec 31, 2021 04:24 am (Los Angeles)	2.6 16 km		29km SE of Bodie, CA	Info
Dec 31, 2021 03:48 am (Los Angeles)	2.6 3.1 km		2km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA 1 report	Info
Dec 31, 2021 02:33 am (Los Angeles)	3.0 4.1 km		2km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA 3 reports	Info
Dec 30, 2021 11:51 pm (GMT -8)	3.4 10 km	222 km (138 mi) to the SE	Mexico: 70 Km Al SURESTE De SAN FELIPE, BC	Info
Dec 30, 2021 10:18 pm (Los Angeles)	2.5 9.1 km		9km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA 15 reports	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.3 x 10¹⁴ joules (36.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 31327 tons of TNT or 2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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