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M2.8 Earthquake near 3 km SSW of Julian, CA

UTC time: 2025-04-14 17:10:17 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
15.1 km
Source
USGS

3 km SSW of Julian, CA

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About this earthquake

On April 14, 2025 at 17:10 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near 3 km SSW of Julian, CA. With a focal depth of about 15 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
893b23523ace995e10a1281804ddd74a04a1a0cc
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
15.1 km
UTC time
2025-04-14 17:10:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.05350, -116.60883

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.1 km
Shallow
15.1 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: 94 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: -40 m ·Last eruption: 210 ·United States
  • Pinacate
    Distance: 321 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'183 m ·Mexico
  • San Luis, Isla
    Distance: 401 km ·Tuff cone ·Elevation: 183 m ·Last eruption: -1141 ·Mexico
  • Ubehebe Craters
    Distance: 448 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 752 m ·Last eruption: -150 ·United States
  • Jaraguay Volcanic Field
    Distance: 460 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 960 m ·Mexico
  • Uinkaret Field
    Distance: 488 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.

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