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Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 58 km northeast of San Vicente, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, on Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 7:14 am (GMT -7) -

Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 6 km depth

19 Mar 14:18 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
19 Mar 18:50: Magnitude recalculated from 2.4 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.7 to 6.4 km (from 0.4 to 4 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 32 km (20 mi) towards SSE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2023 14:14:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 7:14 am (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.7
Depth	6.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.56783°N / 115.70383°W (Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico)
Antipode	31.568°S / 64.296°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Salton Buttes (182 km / 113 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	15 km (9 mi) SE of Yokakiul (pop: 14) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) ENE of San Vicente (pop: 4,360) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) SE of Fraccionamiento del Valle (pop: 1,050) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) NNE of Las Brisas (pop: 1,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) SW of Ejido Alberto Oviedo Mota (pop: 1,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SW of Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (Alberto Oviedo Mota) (pop: 8,060) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) SW of Estacion Coahuila (Estación Coahuila) (pop: 7,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) S of Mexicali (pop: 689,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 8.9°C (48 F), humidity: 30%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10⁸ joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.7	6.4 km	Mexico: 83km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX	USGS
2.7	6.4 km	Baja California, Mexico	RaspberryShake
2.4	1 km	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO	EMSC
2.4	10 km	Baja California, Mexico	IRIS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: In-Ko-Pah (IKP/CI network) | Distance from quake: 126 km / 78 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: 154 km / 95 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: Glamis (GLA/CI network) | Distance from quake: 184 km / 115 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Glamis: 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: Big Chuckawalla Mtns (BC3/CI network) | Distance from quake: 233 km / 145 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Big Chuckawalla Mtns: 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: Parker (PDM/CI network) | Distance from quake: 337 km / 210 mi | Show on map | Station Info

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

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

Seismic station Parker: 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 2.7, 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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