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Event status: disregarded [?]

Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 12 km east of Santa Isabel, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 3:57 am (GMT -8) -

1 Dec 12:14 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 17 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2022 11:57:08 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 3:57 am (GMT -8)
Status	disregarded
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	32.62155°N / 115.44875°W (Baja California, Mexico)
Antipode	32.622°S / 64.551°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	Salton Buttes (66 km / 41 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) SE of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) SE of Calexico (California, USA) (pop: 40,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NW of Puebla (pop: 15,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) E of Santa Isabel (pop: 29,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Progreso (pop: 12,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) E of Rumorosa (pop: 1,840) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 110 km (69 mi) E of Tecate (pop: 64,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 137 km (85 mi) NE of Ensenada (pop: 279,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 7°C (45 F), humidity: 44%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Seismograms

Seismic station: In-Ko-Pah (IKP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 62 km / 38 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station In-Ko-Pah: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station In-Ko-Pah: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station In-Ko-Pah: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Barrett (BAR/CI network) | Distance from quake: 115 km / 71 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Barrett: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Barrett: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Barrett: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Cary Ranch, Anza, CA, USA (CRY/AZ network) | Distance from quake: 159 km / 99 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Cary Ranch, Anza, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Cary Ranch, Anza, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Cary Ranch, Anza, CA, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Needles Airport (NEE2/CI network) | Distance from quake: 251 km / 156 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Needles Airport: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Needles Airport: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Needles Airport: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Arvin (ARV/CI network) | Distance from quake: 418 km / 260 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Arvin: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Arvin: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Arvin: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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