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Salton Buttes volcano (California, USA (mainland exept Alaska)) activity update
Map of recent quakes near the Salton Sea
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013
A small swarm of earthquakes has been occurring under the SE shore area of the Salton Sea during the past few days, but the recorded quakes are very small and should not be reason to worry. [more]
Salton Buttes (southern California) - volcanic eruption in near future unlikely
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012
A recent study indicates that the rhyolite lava domes in the Salton Sea area are less than 3,000 years old, which confirms that the volcanic system is to be considered potentially active. ... [more]
 

Salton Buttes volcano

lava domes -40 m / -131 feet, California, USA (mainland exept Alaska), 33.2°N / -115.62°W
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (3 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Tue, 18 Feb 11:07 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 18 Feb 2020
Tue, 18 Feb 10:56 UTCM 1.4 / 5.5 km - [info]Salton Buttes (28 km) 2km SSW of Brawley, CA (USA)
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 12 Feb 2020
Wed, 12 Feb 00:50 UTCM 1.3 / 5 km - [info]Salton Buttes (7 km) 10km W of Calipatria, CA (USA)
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 11 Feb 2020
Tue, 11 Feb 23:32 UTCM 1.3 / 4 km - [info]Salton Buttes (6 km) 10km WNW of Calipatria, CA (USA)
[Map]		USGS
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9*10^7 J (5.33 KWh) [learn more]

Earthquake statistics

Number of earthquakes vs time:

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Number of quakes and energy past 24 hours
Past 30 days:
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Past 90 days:
Number of quakes vs time
Magnitude distribution and energy released:
Past 24 hrs:
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 24 hrsMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 24 hrs
Past 7 days:
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 7 daysMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 7 days
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