Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.7 quake hits 26 km southwest of Villaflores, Mexico early morning
5.7 quake 9 Aug 3:33 am (GMT -6)

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Villaflores, Chiapas, Mexico, was reported only 15 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 127 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023, at 3:33 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7 as well. A third agency, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Villa Corzo (pop. 10,800) located 25 km from the epicenter, Villaflores (pop. 37,200) 26 km away, Tonala (pop. 35,300) 28 km away, Arriaga (pop. 24,400) 44 km away, Cintalapa de Figueroa (pop. 42,500) 64 km away, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (pop. 39,200) 69 km away, Berriozabal (pop. 28,100) 76 km away, Tuxtla Gutiérrez (pop. 537,100) 79 km away, and Chiapas (pop. 45,100) 81 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 9, 2023 3:33 am (GMT -6) local time (9 Aug 2023 09:33 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 127.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.15°N / 93.5°W (Villa Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico)
Primary data source: GFZ
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