Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 2:08 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
21 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 20, 2022 20:08:05 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 2:08 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.25°N / 97.89°W  (Santa Maria Huazolotitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.25°S / 82.11°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 5 km (3 mi) NE of Cerro el Chivo (pop: 169) --> See nearby quakes! 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Santiago (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes! 9 km (6 mi) SSE of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec (pop: 4,150) --> See nearby quakes! 19 km (12 mi) SSW of San Agustin (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes! 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes! 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes! 35 km (22 mi) WNW of La Luz (pop: 2,440) --> See nearby quakes! 38 km (23 mi) SSE of San Antonio Tepetlapa (pop: 2,620) --> See nearby quakes! 154 km (96 mi) SW of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes! 377 km (234 mi) SSE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes! |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 10 km | Mexico: 20 Km Al SURESTE De PINOTEPA NACIONAL, OAX | SSN |
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