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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 31 km southwest of Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico, on Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 9:27 am (GMT -6) -

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 31 km southwest of Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico, on Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 9:27 am (GMT -6) Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 31 km southwest of Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico, on Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 9:27 am (GMT -6)

Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 19 km depth

22 Mar 15:30 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
22 Mar 15:48: Now using data updates from RaspberryShake
22 Mar 17:14: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 22, 2023 15:27:04 UTC -
Local time at epicenterWednesday, Mar 22, 2023 at 9:27 am (GMT -6)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude4.6
Depth18.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude16.71°N / 99.21°W (San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico)
Antipode16.71°S / 80.79°E
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt11 reports
Primary data sourceSSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearby towns and cities4 km (2 mi) NNE of Estero Verde (pop: 812) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
9 km (6 mi) W of Florencio Villarreal (Cruz Grande) (pop: 11,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
21 km (13 mi) ESE of San Marcos (pop: 13,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
31 km (19 mi) SSW of Ayutla de los Libres (pop: 15,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
76 km (47 mi) E of Acapulco (pop: 673,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
99 km (61 mi) SSE of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
302 km (188 mi) S of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.619 kmMexico: 21 Km Al SURESTE De SAN MARCOS, GROSSN
4.619 kmGUERRERO, MEXICOEMSC
4.619 kmNear Tierra Colorada, Guerrero, MexicoRaspberryShake

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Acapulco, Mexico / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : I was laying in bed when I felt my bed move side to side and it took me a minute to realize it was the whole room that shook.  
Acapulco (66.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
68.8 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Fue leve el movimiento y rápido como si pasara un camión grande de carga  
Acapulco de Juarez Emiliano Zapata (70.6 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I was sitting on the couch  
ACAPULCO (39.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / very short : weak shaking  
Acapulco (69.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Around 3 seconds lasting rattling  
kigali / not felt : i saw the quake not feel the quake  
Acapulco / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vibration and rolling / 30-60 s
Diamente Acapulco / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s
Acapulco / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Petite vibration aux pieds  
Ciudad de México / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Movimiento ligero de objetos colgantes (reported through our app)  
Acapulco / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s (reported through our app)

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