Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 72 km southeast of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 12:04 am (GMT -7) -
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 20 km depth
22 May 13:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 22, 2022 07:04:35 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 12:04 am (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 31.45°N / 116.03°W  (Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 31.45°S / 63.97°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Salton Buttes (198 km / 123 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 16 km (10 mi) S of Ejido 18 de Marzo (El Alamo) (pop: 14) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) NE of San Vicente (pop: 4,360) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) ESE of Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada (Maneadero) (pop: 23,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) N of Camalu (Camalú) (pop: 8,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (44 mi) SE of Ensenada (pop: 279,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) N of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) N of San Quintin (pop: 4,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) SSW of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 20 km | Mexico: 60 Km Al SURESTE De RODOLFO SANCHEZ T(MRO), BC | SSN |
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