Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 1:43 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 15 km depth
17 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 19:43:26 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 1:43 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.2 |
| Depth | 15.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.95°N / 97.6°W  (Chalcatongo de Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.95°S / 82.4°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Pico de Orizaba (234 km / 145 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 94 km (58 mi) W of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 319 km (198 mi) SSE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.2 | 15 km | Mexico: 36 Km Al SUR De H TLAXIACO, OAX | SSN |
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