加州聖地牙哥市附近在當地時間週一(4月14日)上午10點8分發生規模 5.2 的淺層地震。距離聖地牙哥一百多公里的洛杉磯,也能感受到地震的威力,後續還接連有一連串小規模的餘震,所幸並未傳出任何災損。
Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 5.2 quake about 2.5 miles south of Julian at 10:08 am? The #ShakeAlert system was activated. See: https://t.co/sq0GXroICo @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey @USGS_Quakes pic.twitter.com/DpHppnf12m
— USGS ShakeAlert (@USGS_ShakeAlert) April 14, 2025
根據美國地質調查所(USGS)數據,這起規模 5.2 地震的震央位於聖地牙哥縣(San Diego County)朱利安(Julian)以南4公里處,震源深度僅 13.4 公里。
I was sent this video from the San Diego Zoo today, after today's 5.2 #earthquake. It shows African elephants doing a behavior known as an “alert circle,” meant to protect the young – and the entire herd – from threats. pic.twitter.com/vZHFQlthn0
— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) April 14, 2025
地震學家瓊斯博士(Dr. Lucy Jones)受訪時表示,這場大地震顯然是發生在埃爾西諾斷層帶(Elsinore Fault Zone),週日(13日)曾出現規模 3.3 的前震。