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Weak mag. 3.4 earthquake - 92 km southwest of Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:22 pm (GMT -8) -

Weak magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 26 km depth

2 Dec 02:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2022 22:22:12 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:22 pm (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.4
Depth	26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.58°N / 115.6°W (Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico)
Antipode	31.58°S / 64.4°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Salton Buttes (180 km / 112 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	22 km (14 mi) ESE of Yokakiul (pop: 14) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) ENE of San Vicente (pop: 4,360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) ESE of Fraccionamiento del Valle (pop: 1,050) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) SSW of Durango (pop: 1,590) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SW of Estacion Coahuila (Estación Coahuila) (pop: 7,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) SSW of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 17,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NW of San Felipe (San Felípe) (pop: 16,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) S of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10⁹ joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.4	26 km	Mexico: 91 Km Al SUROESTE De GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC	SSN
3.4	26 km	Baja California, Mexico	RaspberryShake
3.4	26 km	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: In-Ko-Pah (IKP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 128 km / 80 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: 159 km / 99 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: 217 km / 135 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: Seven Oaks (SVD/CI network) | Distance from quake: 314 km / 195 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Seven Oaks: 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: Isabella (ISA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 526 km / 327 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Isabella: 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: 0.5-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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

Seismic station Isabella: 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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