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Puerto penasco (130.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Woke up from a dead sleep to a rocking motion back and forth. Was on the 7th floor of a condo resort.
Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 126 km south of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, on Friday, Feb 25, 2022 at 1:18 am (GMT -8) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 8 km depth
25 Feb 09:39 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 21 minutes.
25 Feb 09:39: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5.
25 Feb 10:07: Now using data updates from SSN
25 Feb 09:39: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5.
25 Feb 10:07: Now using data updates from SSN
Update Fri, 25 Feb 2022, 09:48
Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 85 km southwest of Puerto Lobos, Mexico4.5 quake 25 Feb 1:18 am (GMT -8)
A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Puerto Lobos, Caborca, Sonora, Mexico.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Friday, February 25th, 2022, at 1:18 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puerto Lobos (pop. 120) located 85 km from the epicenter, and La Libertad (pop. 2,800) 95 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Friday, February 25th, 2022, at 1:18 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puerto Lobos (pop. 120) located 85 km from the epicenter, and La Libertad (pop. 2,800) 95 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Feb 25, 2022 09:18:12 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Feb 25, 2022 at 1:18 am (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 8.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.19°N / 113.69°W  (Gulf of California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 30.19°S / 66.31°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Isla San Luis (73 km / 45 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 82 km (51 mi) W of Puerto Lobos (pop: 121) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) WNW of La Libertad (pop: 2,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 115 km (72 mi) SW of Plutarco Elias Calles (La Y Griega) (pop: 3,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) S of Puerto Peñasco (pop: 56,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 144 km (89 mi) SE of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) WSW of Heroica Caborca (pop: 59,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) WSW of Pitiquito (pop: 5,410) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 187 km (116 mi) WSW of Altar (pop: 7,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) N of San Luis (Ensenada) (pop: 7,870) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 202 km (126 mi) SSW of Sonoita (Sonoyta) (pop: 12,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  14.9°C (59 F), humidity: 43%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.5 | 8 km | Mexico: 126 Km Al SUR De PUERTO PEÑASCO, SON | SSN |
| 4.4 | 10 km | Mexico: Gulf of California | RaspberryShake |
| 4.4 | 10 km | Mexico: GULF OF CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 10 km | Mexico: Gulf of California | GFZ |
| 4.4 | 10 km | 100 Km WNW of La Libertad, Mexico | USGS |
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