Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 20 km southeast of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on 2021-02-24 13:05:12 (Hora de México) -
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Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 7 km depth
25 Feb 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 7 hours.
Date & time: 24 Feb 2021 19:05:12 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2021-02-24 13:05:12 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.49°N / 115.31°W
(Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Salton Buttes (84 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) ESE of Colonia Colorado Cinco (pop: 22) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) SSE of Puebla (pop: 15,200) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) NW of Delta (pop: 5,180) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (13 mi) SE of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SE of Calexico (California, USA) (pop: 40,100) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) ESE of Progreso (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) NW of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) ESE of Santa Isabel (pop: 29,300) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) SE of El Centro (California, USA) (pop: 44,000) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) W of San Luis (Yuma County, Arizona, USA) (pop: 31,500) --> 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 |
| 3.8 | 7 km | 25 Km Al SURESTE De MEXICALI, BC, Mexico | SSN |
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260.4 km ENE of epicenter [Map] / not felt / vertical swinging (up and down) / 5-10 s : Felt it so checked your website to confirm
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