Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - Oaxaca, Mexico, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:56 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 9 km depth
16 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 21:56:05 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:56 pm (GMT -6) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 3.5 |
Depth | 9.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.89°N / 95.53°W ![]() |
Antipode | 16.89°S / 84.47°E |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
Nearest volcano | San Martín (191 km / 119 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 128 km (80 mi) E of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 474 km (294 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.5 | 9 km | Mexico: 52 Km Al OESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX | SSN |
3.5 | 9 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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Nov 29, 1978 19:52 44 years ago | 7.7 18 km | 150km / 93mi | San Agustin Loxicha, 36 km S of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
Jan 15, 1931 01:50 91 years ago | 7.6 35 km | 147km / 91mi | 33 km S of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
Mar 22, 1928 04:17 94 years ago | 7.6 15 km | 103km / 64mi | 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 | 176km / 109mi | San Sebastian Coatlan, 26 km NE of Puerto Escondido, Mexico | More |
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