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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 80 km southwest of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 12:32 pm (GMT -7) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
11 May 19:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.
11 May 19:56: Now using data updates from SSN
11 May 19:56: Now using data updates from SSN
Update Wed, 11 May 2022, 20:00
Moderate 4.3 quake hits near Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico4.3 quake 11 May 12:32 pm (GMT -7)
Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in Mexico near Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, only 28 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Wednesday, May 11th, 2022, at 12:32 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include El Vergel [Campo] (pop. 15) located 78 km from the epicenter, Puerto Peñasco (pop. 56,800) 80 km away, and San Felipe (pop. 16,700) 99 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include El Vergel [Campo] (pop. 15) located 78 km from the epicenter, Puerto Peñasco (pop. 56,800) 80 km away, and San Felipe (pop. 16,700) 99 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 | May 11, 2022 19:32:36 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 12:32 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.66°N / 113.89°W  (Gulf of California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 30.66°S / 66.11°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Isla San Luis (91 km / 57 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 78 km (48 mi) E of El Vergel [Campo] (pop: 15) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) SSW of Puerto Peñasco (pop: 56,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) ESE of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) W of Plutarco Elias Calles (La Y Griega) (pop: 3,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) W of Heroica Caborca (pop: 59,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) SW of Sonoita (Sonoyta) (pop: 12,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) E of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 16,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 215 km (133 mi) SSE of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 17,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 217 km (135 mi) SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado (pop: 158,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 220 km (137 mi) SSE of San Luis (Yuma County, USA) (pop: 31,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  21.5°C (71 F), humidity: 48%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.3 | 10 km | Mexico: 81 Km Al SUROESTE De PUERTO PEÑASCO, SON | SSN |
| 4.3 | 10 km | Mexico: GULF OF CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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