Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - Guerrero, 291 km southwest of Mexico, on Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 1:04 pm (GMT -6) -
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Weak magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 42 km depth
23 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 7 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 22, 2022 19:04:12 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 1:04 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 42.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.21°N / 100.59°W  (Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 17.21°S / 79.41°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Nevado de Toluca (229 km / 142 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) SSW of La Palma de Cayaco (La Cayaca) (pop: 71) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 4 km (3 mi) ESE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) W of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) E of Nuxco (pop: 1,990) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NW of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) WNW of Zacualpan (pop: 2,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) E of san luis de la loma (pop: 4,240) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) ESE of Papanoa (pop: 3,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 121 km (75 mi) WSW of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 291 km (181 mi) SSW 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 | 42 km | Mexico: 5 Km Al ESTE De TECPAN, GRO | SSN |
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