Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - 41 km south of San Felipe, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:17 pm (GMT -7) -
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Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 5 km depth
21 May 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 20, 2022 19:17:29 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:17 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.8 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.66°N / 114.76°W  (Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 30.66°S / 65.24°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Isla San Luis (84 km / 52 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 7 km (4 mi) SW of El Vergel [Campo] (pop: 15) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) S of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) E of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 16,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) SSW of Santa Clara (Sonora) (pop: 3,970) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) E of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) E of Camalu (Camalú) (pop: 8,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 138 km (85 mi) WSW of Puerto Peñasco (Sonora) (pop: 56,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 229 km (142 mi) SSE of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.8 | 5 km | Mexico: 41 Km Al SUR De SAN FELIPE, BC | SSN |
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