Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - Guerrero, 290 km south of Mexico, on Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 4:40 pm (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 11 km depth
23 Jan 02:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 22, 2022 22:40:11 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 4:40 pm (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 11.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.99°N / 100.1°W  (Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.99°S / 79.9°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Nevado de Toluca (238 km / 148 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 89 km (55 mi) SW of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 290 km (180 mi) SSW of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 11 km | Mexico: 3 Km Al SUROESTE De COYUCA DE BENITEZ, GRO | SSN |
| 3.1 | 11 km | GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
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