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M5.2 Earthquake near 21 km SE of San José, Spain

UTC time: 2025-07-14 05:13:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

21 km SE of San José, Spain

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M5.2 Earthquake near 21 km SE of San José, Spain · 2025-07-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 21 km SE of San José, Spain · 2025-07-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 14, 2025 at 05:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near 21 km SE of San José, Spain. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
b8e4115f7cd8598a509a05345ffce5f45e4d3e60
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-14 05:13:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
36.60300, -1.97380
Temperature
25.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Níjar45.4 kmNW26'516
Almería50.6 kmNW196'851
Oran156.6 kmSE803'329

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Volcanoes nearby

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Almería AirportSpain · LEI · LEAM
    44.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours20
First 24 hours36
First 72 hours49
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M5.22025-07-14 05:13:28 UTC5.8 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M5.22025-07-14 05:13:28 UTC16.5 kmWestern Mediterranean Sea M3.42025-07-14 05:19:02 UTC10.4 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.72025-07-14 05:20:34 UTC7.0 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.52025-07-14 05:22:31 UTC19.0 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M1.92025-07-14 06:00:43 UTC7.9 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.22025-07-14 06:02:00 UTC6.2 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M1.82025-07-14 06:34:03 UTC12.8 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.72025-07-14 06:49:07 UTC11.2 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.02025-07-14 06:59:55 UTC9.5 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.02025-07-14 07:11:12 UTC10.7 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA M2.12025-07-14 07:33:06 UTC5.8 kmWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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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