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Monday, Dec 29, 2025 00:49 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Just 7 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Susanville, Lassen County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Sunday, December 28th, 2025, at 4:41 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Litchfield (pop. 200) located 15 miles from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Johnstonville (pop. 1000) located 20 miles from the epicenter, Susanville (pop. 15,200) 21 miles away, Janesville (pop. 1,400) 23 miles away, and Westwood (pop. 1,600) 41 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include East Quincy (pop. 2,500) located 54 miles from the epicenter.
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