Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico, on Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 5:33 am (GMT -6) -
Updated: Tue, Aug 9, 2022 01:17 GMT -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 66 km depth
6 Aug 11:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.
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Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 11:33:53 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 5:33 am (GMT -6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Depth | 66.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.8°N / 94.36°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 15.8°S / 85.64°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | El Chichón (211 km / 131 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 38 km (24 mi) SSW of Portillo Guayaba (pop: 10) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (36 mi) SSW of Chahuites (pop: 9,840) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) WSW of Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SSE of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SSW of Espinal (pop: 7,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) WSW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 647 km (402 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.0 | 66 km | Mexico: 69 Km Al SUROESTE De ARRIAGA , CHIS | SSN |
| 4.0 | 66 km | OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
| 4.0 | 66 km | Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico | RaspberryShake |
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| Aug 6, 1983 02:26 39 years ago | 5.7 87 km | 62km / 39mi | 14 km W of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico | More |
| Feb 22, 1983 09:36 39 years ago | 5.7 37 km | 93km / 58mi | Santa Maria Xadani, 9 km S of Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico | More |
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