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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 77 km northwest of San Felipe, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:45 am (GMT -8) -

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 4 km depth

1 Dec 14:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2022 10:45:49 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:45 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	4.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.4°N / 115.52°W (Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico)
Antipode	31.4°S / 64.48°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	Isla San Luis (192 km / 119 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	12 km (8 mi) ENE of International Childrens Care (pop: 28) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) E of San Vicente (pop: 4,360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) WNW of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) NE of Las Brisas (pop: 1,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) NE of Camalu (Camalú) (pop: 8,620) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) SW of Ejido Alberto Oviedo Mota (pop: 1,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) NNE of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 11,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 137 km (85 mi) S of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
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	4 km	Mexico: 77 Km Al NOROESTE De SAN FELIPE, BC	SSN
3.1	4 km	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO	EMSC
3.1	4 km	Baja California, Mexico	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: In-Ko-Pah (IKP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 150 km / 93 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: 179 km / 111 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: Lost Valley Scout Camp, CA, USA (LVA2/AZ network) | Distance from quake: 238 km / 148 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Lost Valley Scout Camp, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Lost Valley Scout Camp, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Lost Valley Scout Camp, 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: Saddleback (SDD/CI network) | Distance from quake: 312 km / 194 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Saddleback: 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: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 458 km / 285 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: 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

User reports for this quake

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