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M2.1 Earthquake near 5 km SSE of Julian, CA

UTC time: 2025-04-14 17:11:55 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
12.8 km
Source
USGS

5 km SSE of Julian, CA

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About this earthquake

On April 14, 2025 at 17:11 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near 5 km SSE of Julian, CA. With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
44d63dfda5b60b8cdc156663d709bac69ebb0f2b
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
12.8 km
UTC time
2025-04-14 17:11:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.03750, -116.57133

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.8 km
Shallow
12.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Salton Buttes
    Distance: 91 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: -40 m ·Last eruption: 210 ·United States
  • Pinacate
    Distance: 317 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Mexico
  • San Luis, Isla
    Distance: 398 km ·Tuff cone ·Elevation: 183 m ·Last eruption: -1141 ·Mexico
  • Ubehebe Craters
    Distance: 450 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 752 m ·Last eruption: -150 ·United States
  • Jaraguay Volcanic Field
    Distance: 457 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 960 m ·Mexico
  • Uinkaret Field
    Distance: 487 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1100 ·United States

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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