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M5.0 Earthquake near Broken Ridge

UTC time: 2025-12-12 15:34:28 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Broken Ridge

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M5.0 Earthquake near Broken Ridge · 2025-12-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Broken Ridge · 2025-12-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Broken Ridge on December 12, 2025 at 15:34 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
de2d87f9c5c13132f7e97bda4b01d7ef65cc1ebd
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 15:34:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-31.54000, 79.10000
Temperature
21.6°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

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
650
Country (24h)
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