Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - 26 mi east of Merced, California, USA, on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 1:03 pm (GMT -7) -
Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 24 km depth
30 Jun 20:06 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
30 Jun 20:06: Now using data updates from USGS
30 Jun 21:05: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 26.5 to 24.0 km (from 16.5 to 14.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.7 km (0.4 mi) towards N.
30 Jun 20:06: Now using data updates from USGS
30 Jun 21:05: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 26.5 to 24.0 km (from 16.5 to 14.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.7 km (0.4 mi) towards N.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 30, 2022 20:03:41 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 1:03 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 24.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.29817°N / 120.0125°W  (Mariposa, California, United States) |
| Antipode | 37.298°S / 59.988°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Mammoth Mountain (94 km / 58 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Catheys Valley (pop: 825) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) NE of Chowchilla (Madera County) (pop: 18,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) N of Madera (pop: 64,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) E of Merced (pop: 82,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) E of Atwater (pop: 29,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) NNW of Clovis (pop: 104,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) NNW of Fresno (pop: 520,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  33.4°C (92 F), humidity: 55%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 24 km | 21km S of Mariposa, CA | USGS |
| 2.5 | 24 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
| 2.5 | 24 km | Central California | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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