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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - 24 km southwest of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, on Friday, Oct 14, 2022 at 6:28 pm (GMT -5) -

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 16 km depth

14 Oct 23:34 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 7 minutes.
14 Oct 23:37: Now using data updates from EMSC
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15 Oct 00:14: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 5.0.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 14, 2022 23:28:02 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Oct 14, 2022 at 6:28 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5
Depth	16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	16.51°N / 98.53°W (Igualapa, Guerrero, Mexico)
Antipode	16.51°S / 81.47°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	5 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) S of El Pitahayo (pop: 1,620) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) N of San Nicolas (pop: 3,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Cuajinicuilapa (pop: 10,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) SE of Juchitan (pop: 3,350) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Ometepec (pop: 24,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) WNW of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional (Oaxaca) (pop: 29,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 155 km (97 mi) SE of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 331 km (205 mi) SSE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 26.4°C (80 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.0	16 km	Mexico: 23 Km Al SUROESTE De OMETEPEC, GRO	SSN
4.6	10 km	Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico	GFZ
4.9	35 km	Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico	RaspberryShake
4.9	40 km	GUERRERO, MEXICO	EMSC
4.9	35 km	2 Km SE of Chacalapa, Mexico	USGS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tepich, Yucatan, Mexico (TEIG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1158 km / 719 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tepich, Yucatan, Mexico: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Cuidad Mexico (323.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Ometepec guerrero (23.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 5-10 s : En la sala

Oaxaca / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s

Zihuatanejo / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 2-5 s

Ciudad de México / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Ligero movimiento de objetos colgantes se percibió muy poco (reported through our app)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (25 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Dec 13, 2022 09:34 7 weeks ago	3.6 12 km	27 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Dec 13, 2022 09:03 7 weeks ago	3.1 23 km	23 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Dec 12, 2022 21:01 7 weeks ago	2.9 8.9 km	17 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 30, 2022 17:39 9 weeks ago	3.6 11 km	34 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 26, 2022 09:55 9 weeks ago	3.5 5 km	15 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 25, 2022 21:48 9 weeks ago	3.4 8 km	18 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 20, 2022 07:06 10 weeks ago	3.8 28 km	25 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 15, 2022 20:36 11 weeks ago	3.2 16 km	37 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 12, 2022 09:43 11 weeks ago	3.2 9 km	18 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 10, 2022 19:13 12 weeks ago	3.8 10 km	27 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 10, 2022 17:19 12 weeks ago	3.6 2 km	13 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 10, 2022 10:55 12 weeks ago	3.2 19 km	20 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 7, 2022 19:53 12 weeks ago	3.2 5 km	35 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 5, 2022 20:32 12 weeks ago	3.7 18 km	29 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 5, 2022 09:30 12 weeks ago	3.5 46 km	16 km W of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Nov 3, 2022 10:39 13 weeks ago	3.4 1 km	40 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 30, 2022 05:51 13 weeks ago	3.4 5 km	Oaxaca, 25 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 29, 2022 07:34 13 weeks ago	3.5 10 km	9.4 km W of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 23, 2022 09:09 14 weeks ago	3.2 30 km	19 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 23, 2022 07:51 14 weeks ago	2.9 32 km	26 km S of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 21, 2022 21:42 14 weeks ago	3.4 5 km	14 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 20, 2022 18:17 15 weeks ago	3.2 2 km	8.5 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 17, 2022 09:40 15 weeks ago	3.3 16 km	Oaxaca, 27 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 17, 2022 07:11 15 weeks ago	3.4 18 km	33 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More
Oct 17, 2022 07:03 15 weeks ago	3.2 16 km	32 km SW of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico	More

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