Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, Mexico, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 4:39 pm (GMT -6) -
Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 16 km depth
16 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 22:39:26 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 4:39 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.9 |
| Depth | 16.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.44°N / 94.71°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 15.44°S / 85.29°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 645 km (401 mi) SE of Mexico (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 | 16 km | Mexico: 97 Km Al SURESTE De SALINA CRUZ, OAX | SSN |
| 3.9 | 16 km | OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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