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Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 55 km west of San Felipe, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:18 pm (GMT -8) -

Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 20 km depth

2 Dec 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2022 22:18:53 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:18 pm (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.5
Depth	20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.03°N / 115.42°W (Baja California, Mexico)
Antipode	31.03°S / 64.58°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	Isla San Luis (153 km / 95 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	34 km (21 mi) SE of Arroyo de Leon (Ejido Kiliwas) (pop: 13) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) W of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) ENE of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 11,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) ENE of Camalu (Camalú) (pop: 8,620) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) E of Las Brisas (pop: 1,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) NE of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 16,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SE of Héroes de la Independencia (pop: 752) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (110 mi) S of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10⁸ joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.5	20 km	Mexico: 56 Km Al OESTE De SAN FELIPE, BC	SSN

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Seismograms

Seismic station: In-Ko-Pah (IKP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 192 km / 119 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: 218 km / 136 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: 280 km / 174 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: Red Mountain, Riverside Co, CA, USA (RDM/AZ network) | Distance from quake: 319 km / 198 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Red Mountain, Riverside Co, CA, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Red Mountain, Riverside Co, CA, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Red Mountain, Riverside Co, 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: Fort Macarthur Park (FMP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 402 km / 250 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Fort Macarthur Park: 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

At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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