Mag. 3.7 earthquake - 11 km south of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on 2020-08-12 16:05:47 (Hora de México) -
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Minor magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
13 Aug 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-08-12 16:05:47 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.53°N / 115.42°W
(Ejido el Choropo, Baja California, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Salton Buttes (77 km / 48 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (0 mi) WNW of Ejido el Choropo (Colonia Colorado Numero Uno) (pop: 723) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (5 mi) SW of Puebla (pop: 15,200) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) SSE of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) NW of Ejido Michoacan de Ocampo (pop: 3,090) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ESE of Progreso (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SSE of Calexico (California, USA) (pop: 40,100) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SE of Santa Isabel (pop: 29,300) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) SSE of El Centro (California, USA) (pop: 44,000) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NW of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
2180 km (1355 mi) NW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.7 | 10 km | 16 km al SURESTE de MEXICALI, BC (Mexico) | SSN |
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