M5.5 earthquake near Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Zacatal, Mexico on 6 Mar 2022, 03:29 UTC at a depth of 95 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Matías Romero Avendaño, about 18 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.