M5.3 earthquake near Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca
1690 d ago · 1 Mar 2022, 19:35 UTC 5 km SE of San Cristóbal Amatlán, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 5 km SE of San Cristóbal Amatlán, Mexico on 1 Mar 2022, 19:35 UTC at a depth of 40 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, about 24 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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