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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 139 km east of San José del Cabo, Mexico, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:31 pm (GMT -7) -

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

18 Mar 04:44 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
18 Mar 04:47: Now using data updates from USGS
18 Mar 04:49: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 04:31:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:31 pm (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.3
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	22.77°N / 108.38°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	22.77°S / 71.62°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	123 km (77 mi) ESE of Las Dos Ballenas (pop: 10) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) ESE of San José del Cabo (pop: 69,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) E of Cabo San Lucas (pop: 68,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 159 km (99 mi) E of Colonia del Sol (pop: 48,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 209 km (130 mi) WSW of Mazatlan (pop: 381,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 226 km (141 mi) SSW of Costa Rica (Centro) (pop: 24,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 226 km (141 mi) SSW of Licenciado Benito Juarez (Campo Gobierno) (Licenciado Benito Juárez) (pop: 24,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 249 km (154 mi) SE of La Paz (pop: 215,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 22.2°C (72 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10¹¹ joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.3	10 km	Mexico: 140 Km Al ESTE De SAN JOSE DEL CABO, BCS	SSN
4.5	10 km	Off Coast of Central Mexico	GFZ
4.5	10 km	Off Coast of Central Mexico	RaspberryShake
4.5	10 km	138 Km SE of La Playa, Mexico	USGS
4.5	10 km	Off Coast Of Central Mexico	IRIS
4.5	60 km	Mexico: OFF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: SANTA ROSALIA (SRIG/MX network) | Distance from quake: 638 km / 396 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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