  We give a H\"ormander-type localization principle for the Szeg\"o kernel
$S_\Omega(z)$. We also show that for each boundary point $z_0$,
$S_\Omega(z)\gtrsim|z-z_0|^{-\frac{1}{3}}$ holds non-tangentially for any
bounded pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary in ${\mathbb C}^2$.
