Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 47 km northwest of San Felipe, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 8:22 am (GMT -7) -
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Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 5 km depth
20 May 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 10 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 15:22:16 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 8:22 am (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 31.31°N / 115.21°W  (Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 31.31°S / 64.79°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Isla San Luis (168 km / 104 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 37 km (23 mi) NW of Palos Verdes Norte y Sur (pop: 21) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NW of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) ENE of Camalu (Camalú) (pop: 8,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NE of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) E of San Vicente (pop: 4,360) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) S of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 17,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) NE of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 16,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 148 km (92 mi) S of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 5 km | Mexico: 47 Km Al NOROESTE De SAN FELIPE, BC | SSN |
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