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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 18 km north of Matias Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday, Mar 9, 2023 at 6:01 am (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 107 km depth

9 Mar 12:07 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 6 minutes.
9 Mar 12:18: Now using data updates from USGS
9 Mar 12:35: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 9, 2023 12:01:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 9, 2023 at 6:01 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	106.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	17.03°N / 95.09°W (San Juan Guichicovi, Oaxaca, Mexico)
Antipode	17.03°S / 84.91°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	San Martín (172 km / 107 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) S of Santa Ana (pop: 1,340) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) N of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) N of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) N of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (59 mi) N of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 174 km (108 mi) E of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 503 km (313 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 19.1°C (66 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	107 km	Mexico: 19 Km Al NOROESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX	SSN
4.7	10 km	Chiapas, Mexico	IRIS
4.7	106 km	Chiapas, Mexico	RaspberryShake
4.7	106 km	8 Km ENE of Palomares, Mexico	USGS
4.7	106 km	OAXACA, MEXICO	EMSC
5.1	96 km	Mexico: 105 Km Al Norte De Salina Cruz, México	INETER
4.5	115 km	Chiapas, Mexico	GFZ

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Oaxaca (167 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s

Santa Maria Azompa, Oaxaca (179.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Oaxaca (172.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / very short : A very small shake

Oaxaca / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Huatulco Oaxaca / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short

Crucecita, Huatulco / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

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