Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - Veracruz, 197 km east of Mexico, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 5:58 pm (GMT -6) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 5 km depth
17 Jan 01:56 UTC: First to report: SSN after 1 hour and 57 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 23:58:45 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 5:58 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.2 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 19.66°N / 97.26°W  (Altotonga, Veracruz, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 19.66°S / 82.74°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Los Humeros (20 km / 12 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Xalapa (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 424,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 197 km (123 mi) E of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.2 | 5 km | Mexico: 11 Km Al NORTE De PEROTE, VER | SSN |
| 4.2 | 5 km | VERACRUZ, MEXICO | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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