M5.3 Earthquake 75 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico — March 13, 2022
2022-03-13 00:01:41 UTC (2022-03-13) · approx. 6:01 PM UTC-6 local
Felt by 7 people across nearby locations.
On March 13, 2022 at 00:01 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 shallow crustal earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico, at a depth of 49.8 km and coordinates 15.1816°, -93.8586°.
Physical scale: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 releases seismic energy equivalent to roughly 1 kilotons of TNT. Empirical fault-scaling laws (Wells & Coppersmith, 1994) estimate the subsurface rupture length at approximately 2.7 km — a useful intuition for the size of the slip patch on the fault.
The epicenter is located in Mexico, a region characterized by the Middle America Trench, where the Cocos Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. The nearest mapped fault system is the Middle America Trench. View all earthquakes in Mexico.
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Did You Feel It? — community-reported shaking
Aggregated felt-report intensity from 7 citizen responses to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Each colored zone represents the average MMI from reports in that area.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Did You Feel It?. View on USGS · submit your own report
Earthquake Details
-93.8586°E
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Common Questions
How strong was the magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico?
The magnitude 5.3 earthquake that struck 75 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico on March 13, 2022 at 00:01 UTC had a depth of 49.8 km. For context, this was a moderate earthquake that could be widely felt.
Where did the earthquake occur?
The earthquake epicenter was located at 15.1816°, -93.8586°, which is 75 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico. View all earthquakes in Mexico.
Were there aftershocks?
Aftershock activity is monitored continuously by the USGS. Aftershock sequences from magnitude 5.3 earthquakes can continue for days to weeks and gradually diminish over time.
Has Mexico had earthquakes this big before?
The largest recorded earthquake in Mexico was the M8.1 Chiapas earthquake of September 8, 2017. Today's magnitude 5.3 event is significantly smaller than that historical record.
Authoritative source: USGS event page (event ID: us6000h43k). All scientific values on this page are sourced verbatim from the USGS feed.
Cite this page: EarthquakeTracker.org. (2022, March 13, 2022). M5.3 Earthquake 75 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico — March 13, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022 from https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us6000h43k/