Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Mexico on Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 11:04 pm (GMT -8) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
22 Jan 07:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.
22 Jan 07:28: Now using data updates from SSN
22 Jan 07:28: Now using data updates from SSN
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 22, 2022 07:04:20 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 11:04 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.98°N / 114.42°W  (Gulf of California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 30.98°S / 65.58°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Isla San Luis (112 km / 70 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 40 km (25 mi) E of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) NE of El Vergel [Campo] (pop: 15) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Palos Verdes Norte y Sur (pop: 21) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) S of Santa Clara (pop: 3,970) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) WSW of Puerto Peñasco (pop: 56,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 128 km (79 mi) SSE of Ejido Alberto Oviedo Mota (pop: 1,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 138 km (86 mi) W of Alvaro Obregon (pop: 707) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 146 km (91 mi) SSE of Estacion Coahuila (Estación Coahuila) (pop: 7,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) SSE of Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (Alberto Oviedo Mota) (pop: 8,060) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 162 km (100 mi) NE of El Rosario de Arriba (pop: 1,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  15.5°C (60 F), humidity: 46%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.0 | 10 km | Mexico: 40 Km Al ESTE De SAN FELIPE, BC | SSN |
| 4.0 | 10 km | Mexico: GULF OF CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
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