Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico, on Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 12:18 pm (GMT -7) -
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Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 4 km depth
4 Jul 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 3, 2022 19:18:08 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 12:18 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.8 |
| Depth | 4.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.25°N / 101.78°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 17.25°S / 78.22°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 48 km (30 mi) SW of Barra de Potosi (pop: 396) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) SSW of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (pop: 67,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SSW of Pantla (pop: 3,920) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) WSW of Petatlan (Petatlán) (pop: 21,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) SSE of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 79,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (59 mi) SSE of La Orilla (pop: 20,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SSE of Las Guacamayas (pop: 38,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 370 km (230 mi) SW of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.8 | 4 km | Mexico: 50 Km Al SUROESTE De ZIHUATANEJO, GRO | SSN |
| 3.8 | 4 km | OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
| 3.8 | 4 km | Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico | RaspberryShake |
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