Weak mag. 3.7 earthquake - Puebla, 236 km southeast of Mexico, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:31 pm (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 59 km depth
16 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 5 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 21:31:21 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:31 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.7 |
| Depth | 59.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.09°N / 97.39°W  (Caltepec, Puebla, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 18.09°S / 82.61°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Pico de Orizaba (105 km / 65 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 136 km (84 mi) SE of Puebla de Zaragoza (pop: 1,434,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 236 km (147 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.7 | 59 km | Mexico: 24 Km Al NORTE De TEPELMEME, OAX | SSN |
| 3.7 | 59 km | PUEBLA, MEXICO | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
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| Jun 17, 1928 03:19 94 years ago | 7.9 20 km | 229km / 142mi | 17 km S of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
| Apr 15, 1907 06:08 115 years ago | 7.8 30 km | 176km / 109mi | 12 km SW of Santo Domingo Teojomulco, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
| Nov 29, 1978 19:52 44 years ago | 7.7 18 km | 246km / 153mi | San Agustin Loxicha, 36 km S of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
| Jul 28, 1957 08:40 65 years ago | 7.6 38 km | 214km / 133mi | 4.5 km SE of Acalmani, Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico | More |
| Jan 15, 1931 01:50 91 years ago | 7.6 35 km | 244km / 152mi | 33 km S of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
| Mar 22, 1928 04:17 94 years ago | 7.6 15 km | 256km / 159mi | 11 km N of Merced del Potrero, San Miguel del Puerto, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
| Sep 30, 1999 16:31 23 years ago | 7.5 61 km | 231km / 144mi | San Sebastian Coatlan, 26 km NE of Puerto Escondido, Mexico | More |
| Oct 9, 1928 03:01 94 years ago | 7.5 25 km | 212km / 132mi | 4.8 km N of Santa Maria Acatepec, Mexico | More |
| Jul 30, 1909 10:51 113 years ago | 7.5 20 km | 281km / 175mi | 66 km SE of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | More |
| Mar 20, 2012 18:02 10 years ago | 7.4 20 km | 199km / 124mi | 6.3 km E of Santiago Llano Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
| Sep 14, 1995 14:04 27 years ago | 7.4 23 km | 194km / 121mi | 22 km NW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico | More |
| Aug 23, 1965 19:46 57 years ago | 7.4 25 km | 276km / 171mi | 5.4 km S of Santa Maria Zapotitlan, Santa Maria Ecatepec, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
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| May 9, 1988 05:41 34 years ago | 5.0 43 km | 152km / 94mi | San Andrés Cabecera Nueva, 55 km N of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico | More |
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| Aug 19, 1975 20:19 47 years ago | 5.0 85 km | 143km / 89mi | San Andrés Cabecera Nueva, 64 km N of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico | More |
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| Nov 26, 1991 06:27 31 years ago | 4.9 77 km | 111km / 69mi | San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional, 39 km SW of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
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| May 21, 2018 02:15 4 years ago | 4.8 10 km | 121km / 75mi | 3.8 km NW of Tlalixtaquilla, Guerrero, Mexico | More |
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