Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 20 km west of Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 4:35 am (GMT -5) -

Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 15 km depth

1 Jul 13:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 1, 2022 09:35:08 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 4:35 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.4
Depth	15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.9°N / 97.26°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	15.9°S / 82.74°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (2 mi) SSW of La Barra de Manialtepec (pop: 20) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) W of Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Rio Grande (pop: 12,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Santos Reyes Nopala (pop: 5,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) SE of Jocotepec (pop: 1,770) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) W of Santa Maria Colotepec (pop: 1,370) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) S of Santa Catarina Juquila (pop: 6,220) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 440 km (273 mi) SSE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10⁹ joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.4	15 km	Mexico: 21 Km Al OESTE De PUERTO ESCONDIDO, OAX	SSN
3.4	15 km	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	EMSC
3.4	15 km	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	RaspberryShake

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