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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 156 km southeast of San José del Cabo, Mexico, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:07 pm (GMT -7) -

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 156 km southeast of San José del Cabo, Mexico, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:07 pm (GMT -7) Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 156 km southeast of San José del Cabo, Mexico, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:07 pm (GMT -7)

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 16 km depth

18 Mar 03:48 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 41 minutes.
18 Mar 03:49: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 18, 2023 03:07:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenterFriday, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:07 pm (GMT -7)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude4.3
Depth16.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude22.36°N / 108.38°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode22.36°S / 71.62°E
Shaking intensityLight shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceSSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearby towns and cities145 km (90 mi) SE of Las Dos Ballenas (pop: 10) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
156 km (97 mi) ESE of San José del Cabo (pop: 69,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
162 km (101 mi) ESE of Las Veredas (pop: 10,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
168 km (104 mi) ESE of Cabo San Lucas (pop: 68,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
170 km (106 mi) ESE of Colonia del Sol (pop: 48,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
224 km (139 mi) WSW of Mazatlan (pop: 381,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
231 km (143 mi) SW of La Cruz (pop: 15,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
279 km (173 mi) SE of La Paz (pop: 215,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 22.3°C (72 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.316 kmMexico: 157 Km Al SURESTE De SAN JOSE DEL CABO, BCSSSN
4.316 kmOff Coast of Central MexicoRaspberryShake
4.316 kmMexico: OFF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUREMSC

Seismograms

Seismic station: SANTA ROSALIA (SRIG/MX network) | Distance from quake: 675 km / 420 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station SANTA ROSALIA: 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: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User reports for this quake

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake.

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMTMag
Depth
DistanceLocationDetails
Jun 12, 1922 04:47
101 years ago
6.9

10 km
159km / 99mi132 km SW of Navolato, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Sep 30, 1953 23:04
70 years ago
6.8

10 km
121km / 75mi117 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Dec 4, 1948 00:22
74 years ago
6.7

15 km
212km / 132mi199 km W of Nayarit, Tepic, Nayarit, MexicoMore
Nov 1, 1969 11:08
53 years ago
6.6

10 km
96km / 60mi193 km S of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Oct 3, 2002 16:08
20 years ago
6.5

10 km
108km / 67mi123 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Mar 5, 1952 15:46
71 years ago
6.4

10 km
150km / 93mi117 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jun 22, 1991 00:30
32 years ago
6.2

10 km
174km / 108mi128 km SW of Navolato, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 22, 2020 08:46
3 years ago
6.1

10 km
53km / 33miNorth Pacific Ocean, 173 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Oct 8, 2014 02:40
8 years ago
6.1

10 km
163km / 101mi145 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Nov 13, 2001 09:47
21 years ago
6.1

33 km
145km / 90mi112 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Feb 17, 1984 20:33
39 years ago
6.1

10 km
210km / 130mi270 km S of Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Mar 6, 1960 04:11
63 years ago
6.1

15 km
175km / 109mi142 km SW of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Dec 10, 1958 21:49
64 years ago
6.1

15 km
239km / 148mi89 km NE of El Cardonal, La Paz, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Sep 25, 1986 06:15
37 years ago
6.0

10 km
82km / 51mi171 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jan 19, 1971 03:16
52 years ago
6.0

35 km
159km / 99mi129 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Feb 18, 2004 10:59
19 years ago
5.9

10 km
149km / 93mi110 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Apr 26, 1988 01:42
35 years ago
5.9

10 km
72km / 44mi169 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Oct 31, 1950 20:22
72 years ago
5.9

15 km
89km / 56mi146 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Feb 17, 1952 17:36
71 years ago
5.8

20 km
117km / 73mi172 km S of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Aug 20, 1951 05:49
72 years ago
5.7

15 km
75km / 46mi114 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Sep 23, 2021 16:47
1 year 26 weeks ago
5.6

10 km
69km / 43miNorth Pacific Ocean, 219 km S of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Oct 28, 2010 02:22
12 years ago
5.6

10 km
81km / 50mi127 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jun 5, 2005 08:28
18 years ago
5.6

10 km
146km / 91mi139 km SW of Navolato, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jul 2, 2003 05:11
20 years ago
5.6

10 km
64km / 39mi186 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Apr 1, 1991 05:03
32 years ago
5.6

10 km
143km / 89mi114 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Aug 21, 1988 11:15
35 years ago
5.6

10 km
114km / 71mi140 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Aug 24, 1985 20:27
38 years ago
5.6

10 km
63km / 39mi266 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 1, 2012 15:44
11 years ago
5.5

11 km
46km / 29miNorth Pacific Ocean, 179 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Dec 8, 2000 16:56
22 years ago
5.5

10 km
93km / 58mi131 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Aug 23, 2000 15:46
23 years ago
5.5

10 km
122km / 76mi207 km SE of Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Nov 5, 1998 14:47
24 years ago
5.5

10 km
149km / 92mi113 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
May 3, 2012 04:59
11 years ago
5.4

10 km
134km / 84miNorth Pacific Ocean, 220 km SE of Cabo San Lucas, MexicoMore
Jan 31, 1989 17:39
34 years ago
5.4

10 km
114km / 71mi148 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Mar 12, 1999 07:07
24 years ago
5.3

10 km
105km / 65mi150 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jan 17, 1991 17:22
32 years ago
5.3

10 km
156km / 97mi109 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Feb 10, 1989 23:42
34 years ago
5.3

10 km
91km / 56mi266 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jun 13, 2010 07:48
13 years ago
5.2

10 km
57km / 35mi173 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Feb 9, 2004 00:04
19 years ago
5.2

10 km
152km / 95mi117 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jan 10, 1999 20:36
24 years ago
5.2

33 km
74km / 46mi168 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jun 14, 1975 02:25
48 years ago
5.2

33 km
85km / 53mi204 km S of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jul 11, 2009 15:34
14 years ago
5.1

4 km
21km / 13mi173 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Oct 5, 2012 20:02
10 years ago
5.0

1 km
131km / 81mi115 km NE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Oct 27, 2010 12:49
12 years ago
5.0

10 km
67km / 42mi136 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jun 13, 2010 08:41
13 years ago
5.0

10 km
81km / 50mi150 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Feb 5, 2009 19:27
14 years ago
5.0

10 km
172km / 107mi14 km E of La Rivera, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jan 5, 2006 05:07
17 years ago
5.0

10 km
50km / 31mi176 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Sep 22, 2017 05:33
6 years ago
4.9

10 km
116km / 72mi118 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Mar 1, 2009 12:14
14 years ago
4.9

10 km
54km / 34mi182 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jun 3, 1978 05:45
45 years ago
4.9

33 km
111km / 69mi188 km SW of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jun 23, 2013 01:46
10 years ago
4.8

10.1 km
71km / 44miNorth Pacific Ocean, 201 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jun 14, 1975 02:40
48 years ago
4.8

33 km
66km / 41mi222 km S of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Aug 18, 1974 11:59
49 years ago
4.8

49 km
39km / 24mi175 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Feb 3, 2021 08:42
2 years ago
4.7

16 km
54km / 33miNorth Pacific Ocean, 189 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Nov 13, 2020 19:04
2 years ago
4.7

10 km
114km / 71mi151 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
May 23, 2007 23:03
16 years ago
4.7

16 km
117km / 73mi83 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jan 5, 2006 05:06
17 years ago
4.7

10 km
55km / 34mi189 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Dec 5, 2000 17:37
22 years ago
4.7

33 km
110km / 68mi116 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Sep 24, 1986 17:09
37 years ago
4.7

33 km
55km / 34mi177 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Nov 10, 2020 16:32
2 years ago
4.6

9 km
64km / 40miNorth Pacific Ocean, 171 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Apr 4, 2018 22:07
5 years ago
4.6

10 km
52km / 32miNorth Pacific Ocean, 152 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Apr 4, 2018 21:23
5 years ago
4.6

15 km
37km / 23miNorth Pacific Ocean, 127 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Apr 7, 2012 15:30
11 years ago
4.6

10 km
89km / 56miNorth Pacific Ocean, 205 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Dec 5, 2000 07:21
22 years ago
4.6

10 km
81km / 50mi144 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jul 27, 1994 18:32
29 years ago
4.6

33 km
94km / 58mi133 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Aug 17, 1987 20:38
36 years ago
4.6

10 km
89km / 55mi137 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Mar 18, 2023 00:41
8 days ago
4.5

17 km
16km / 10miNorth Pacific Ocean, 151 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Sep 24, 2021 19:43
1 year 26 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
54km / 33miNorth Pacific Ocean, 180 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Nov 18, 2020 03:13
2 years ago
4.5

10 km
18km / 11miNorth Pacific Ocean, 173 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Dec 2, 2014 13:51
8 years ago
4.5

16 km
30km / 19miNorth Pacific Ocean, 154 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Feb 15, 2001 22:12
22 years ago
4.5

33 km
97km / 60mi129 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Mar 16, 1999 06:14
24 years ago
4.5

33 km
111km / 69mi169 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jan 13, 1999 07:38
24 years ago
4.5

10 km
54km / 34mi173 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Sep 2, 1994 13:46
29 years ago
4.5

10 km
108km / 67mi116 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 5, 1983 03:07
40 years ago
4.5

10 km
119km / 74mi134 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Jun 3, 1978 07:26
45 years ago
4.5

33 km
115km / 72mi180 km SW of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Mar 18, 2023 01:42
8 days ago
4.4

15 km
38km / 24miNorth Pacific Ocean, 138 km E of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Mar 18, 2023 01:01
8 days ago
4.4

14 km
8km / 5miNorth Pacific Ocean, 162 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Feb 4, 2022 21:58
1 year 7 weeks ago
4.4

7 km
100km / 62miNorth Pacific Ocean, 224 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 23, 2020 08:56
3 years ago
4.4

16 km
49km / 30miNorth Pacific Ocean, 177 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 23, 2020 07:56
3 years ago
4.4

16 km
49km / 30miNorth Pacific Ocean, 177 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 1, 2012 18:17
11 years ago
4.4

10 km
70km / 44miNorth Pacific Ocean, 190 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Dec 30, 2000 17:09
22 years ago
4.4

10 km
102km / 63mi123 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Aug 10, 1998 05:25
25 years ago
4.4

10 km
89km / 55mi164 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jun 26, 1994 11:55
29 years ago
4.4

33 km
25km / 15mi209 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Sep 29, 1982 12:05
41 years ago
4.4

10 km
20km / 12mi237 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
May 5, 1982 12:00
41 years ago
4.4

33 km
121km / 75mi154 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Mar 18, 2023 01:14
8 days ago
4.3

15 km
71km / 44miNorth Pacific Ocean, 171 km W of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Apr 25, 2021 04:49
1 year 48 weeks ago
4.3

3 km
101km / 63miNorth Pacific Ocean, 123 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Nov 11, 2020 04:24
2 years ago
4.3

10 km
62km / 38miNorth Pacific Ocean, 173 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Sep 3, 2019 02:21
4 years ago
4.3

10 km
85km / 53miNorth Pacific Ocean, 206 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Apr 4, 2018 00:55
5 years ago
4.3

15 km
28km / 17miNorth Pacific Ocean, 168 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Apr 3, 2018 01:50
5 years ago
4.3

16 km
19km / 12miNorth Pacific Ocean, 163 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Feb 22, 2018 15:03
5 years ago
4.3

5 km
22km / 14miNorth Pacific Ocean, 169 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
May 1, 2012 04:53
11 years ago
4.3

10 km
70km / 43miNorth Pacific Ocean, 168 km SE of San José del Cabo, MexicoMore
Nov 7, 2010 17:32
12 years ago
4.3

10 km
6km / 4mi153 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Aug 27, 2004 19:09
19 years ago
4.3

10 km
128km / 80mi38 km SE of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MexicoMore
Apr 27, 2003 01:06
20 years ago
4.3

10 km
73km / 45mi261 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Feb 11, 1999 03:02
24 years ago
4.3

10 km
80km / 50mi249 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Jul 27, 1994 03:42
29 years ago
4.3

36 km
119km / 74mi106 km SW of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
Sep 24, 2021 08:14
1 year 26 weeks ago
4.2

15 km
106km / 66miNorth Pacific Ocean, 183 km S of Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoMore
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