Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Las Cruces, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Sat, 11 Dec 2021, 10:28

10:28 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.3 quake 11 Dec 2:56 am (GMT -7)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred early morning on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at 2:56 am local time near Las Cruces, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, as reported by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 16 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Las Cruces (pop. 14) located 94 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Date & time: Dec 11, 2021 2:56 am (GMT -7) local time (11 Dec 2021 09:56 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.66°N / 109.3°W

(Gulf of California, Mexico)
Primary data source: SSN

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