Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - Baja California, Mexico, on Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 at 2:05 pm (GMT -8) -
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Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 19 km depth
27 Jan 22:08 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
27 Jan 22:09: Magnitude recalculated from 2.3 to 2.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.5 to 1.1 km (from 0.3 to 0.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.
27 Jan 23:46: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.1 to 6.0 km (from 0.7 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards WSW.
28 Jan 02:07: Now using data updates from SSN
27 Jan 22:09: Magnitude recalculated from 2.3 to 2.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.5 to 1.1 km (from 0.3 to 0.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.
27 Jan 23:46: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 1.1 to 6.0 km (from 0.7 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards WSW.
28 Jan 02:07: Now using data updates from SSN
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 27, 2022 22:05:50 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 at 2:05 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.2 |
| Depth | 19.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 31.63°N / 116.01°W  (Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 31.63°S / 63.99°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Salton Buttes (178 km / 111 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (4 mi) NE of Ejido 18 de Marzo (El Alamo) (pop: 14) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) W of Héroes de la Independencia (pop: 752) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) ENE of Santo Tomas (pop: 431) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SE of Fraccionamiento del Valle (pop: 1,050) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) NNE of San Vicente (pop: 4,360) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) E of Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada (Maneadero) (pop: 23,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) ESE of Ensenada (pop: 279,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SE of Francisco Zarco (pop: 2,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) SW of Durango (pop: 1,590) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 123 km (76 mi) SSW of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.2 | 19 km | Mexico: 54 Km Al ESTE De RODOLFO SANCHEZ T(MRO), BC | SSN |
| 2.1 | 6 km | BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO | EMSC |
| 2.1 | 6 km | Baja California, Mexico | RaspberryShake |
| 2.1 | 6 km | Mexico: 53km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX | USGS |
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