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Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - 81 km north of Santa Rosalia, Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 3:49 pm (GMT -7) -

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 10:38 GMT - refresh

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Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - 81 km north of Santa Rosalia, Mulegé, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 3:49 pm (GMT -7)

Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 12 km depth

26 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 22:49:12 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 3:49 pm (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.8
Depth	12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	28.07°N / 112.25°W (Gulf of California, Mexico)
Antipode	28.07°S / 67.75°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	El Aguajito (59 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	81 km (50 mi) N of Santa Rosalia (pop: 11,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SSW of Bahia de Kino (Bahía de Kino) (pop: 6,050) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SW of Providencia (pop: 4,920) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 114 km (71 mi) SW of Miguel Aleman (La Doce) (Miguel Alemán) (pop: 30,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 121 km (75 mi) ENE of Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Aramburo (Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo) (pop: 6,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) W of Guaymas (pop: 113,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) W of Empalme (pop: 42,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) SW of Hermosillo (pop: 715,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.8	12 km	Mexico: 81 Km Al NORTE De SANTA ROSALIA, BCS	SSN
3.8	12 km	Mexico: Gulf of California	RaspberryShake
3.8	12 km	Mexico: GULF OF CALIFORNIA	EMSC

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Seismic station: SANTA ROSALIA (SRIG/MX network) | Distance from quake: 83 km / 52 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: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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