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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 15 km west of Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday, Apr 15, 2022 at 3:43 am (GMT -5) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 5 km depth
15 Apr 08:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
15 Apr 08:56: Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.6 mi) towards SE.
15 Apr 09:07: Now using data updates from SSN
15 Apr 08:56: Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.6 mi) towards SE.
15 Apr 09:07: Now using data updates from SSN
Update Fri, 15 Apr 2022, 09:09
Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 15 km west of Juchitan de Zaragoza, Mexico4.6 quake 15 Apr 3:43 am (GMT -5)
Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Mexico near Juchitan de Zaragoza, Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, only 26 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday, April 15th, 2022, at 3:43 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Comitancillo (pop. 3,900) located 4 km from the epicenter.
In Asuncion (pop. 7,200) located 12 km from the epicenter, Ixtepec (pop. 25,400) 13 km away, Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop. 74,800) 15 km away, San Blas Atempa (pop. 12,000) 16 km away, and Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (pop. 42,100) 17 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Salina Cruz (pop. 76,600) located 32 km from the epicenter, and Matias Romero Avendaño (pop. 18,900) 48 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Comitancillo (pop. 3,900) located 4 km from the epicenter.
In Asuncion (pop. 7,200) located 12 km from the epicenter, Ixtepec (pop. 25,400) 13 km away, Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop. 74,800) 15 km away, San Blas Atempa (pop. 12,000) 16 km away, and Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (pop. 42,100) 17 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Salina Cruz (pop. 76,600) located 32 km from the epicenter, and Matias Romero Avendaño (pop. 18,900) 48 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 15, 2022 08:43:27 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Apr 15, 2022 at 3:43 am (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.6 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.46°N / 95.16°W  (San Pedro Comitancillo, Oaxaca, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.46°S / 84.84°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | El Chichón (229 km / 142 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) S of Comitancillo (pop: 3,940) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) W of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NNE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) N of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) W of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) ESE of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 534 km (332 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  24.8°C (77 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.6 | 5 km | Mexico: 55 Km Al Norte De Salina Cruz, México | SSN |
| 4.6 | 10 km | Mexico: 12 Km Al SUROESTE De CD IXTEPEC, OAX | INETER |
| 4.1 | 75 km | 2 Km NE of La Venta, Mexico | USGS |
| 4.1 | 75 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | RaspberryShake |
| 4.1 | 75 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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