Small magnitude 3.6 quake hits 18 km southeast of Mexicali, Mexico late at night
3.6 quake 8 Oct 11:05 pm (GMT -7)

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred only 6 minutes ago 18 km southeast of Mexicali, Mexico, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 21.2 km beneath the epicenter near Mexicali, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, late at night on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024, at 11:05 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sinaloa (pop. 2,500) located 2 km from the epicenter, Puebla (pop. 15,200) 6 km away, Mexicali (pop. 1,032,700) 18 km away, Calexico (pop. 40,100) 24 km away, Progreso (pop. 12,600) 28 km away, Santa Isabel (pop. 29,300) 28 km away, Guadalupe Victoria (pop. 17,100) 34 km away, El Centro (pop. 44,000) 37 km away, San Luis (pop. 31,500) 48 km away, and San Luis Rio Colorado (pop. 158,100) 50 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 8, 2024 11:05 pm (Tijuana time) local time (9 Oct 2024 06:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 21.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.56°N / 115.29°W (Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico)
Primary data source: USGS
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