Weak mag. 3.9 earthquake - Oaxaca, Mexico, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:14 pm (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 96 km depth
16 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 5 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 21:14:17 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:14 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.9 |
| Depth | 96.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.67°N / 95.08°W  (Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.67°S / 84.92°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | El Chichón (211 km / 131 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 180 km (112 mi) ESE of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 527 km (327 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.9 | 96 km | Mexico: 12 Km Al NORTE De CD IXTEPEC, OAX | SSN |
| 3.9 | 96 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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