Mag. 3.8 earthquake - 31 km southeast of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on 2020-08-02 10:16:37 (Hora de México) -
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Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
3 Aug 01:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 10 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-08-02 10:16:37 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.44°N / 115.21°W
(Ejido Hidalgo, Baja California, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Salton Buttes (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) SW of Morelia 2 (pop: 16) --> See nearby quakes!
4 km (2 mi) NNW of Ejido Nuevo Leon (pop: 3,660) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) ESE of Ejido Michoacan de Ocampo (pop: 3,090) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (10 mi) WSW of Ejido Jiquilpan (pop: 1,680) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) NNW of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SE of Puebla (pop: 15,200) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SE of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) ESE of Santa Isabel (pop: 29,300) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) W of San Luis Rio Colorado (Sonora) (pop: 158,100) --> See nearby quakes!
2159 km (1341 mi) NW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 10 km | 19 km al NOROESTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC (Mexico) | SSN |
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