Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 24 km west of Puerto Escondido, Mexico after midnight
4.4 quake 18 Feb 12:04 am (GMT -6)

Just 32 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Escondido, San Pedro Mixtepec -Dto. 22 -, Oaxaca, Mexico. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday, February 18th, 2023, at 12:04 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 5 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the United States Geological Survey which listed the quake at magnitude 4.4 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.5, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.5, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Llano Grande (pop. 350) located 6 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Rio Grande (pop. 12,900) located 19 km from the epicenter, Bajos de Chila (pop. 5,400) 19 km away, Puerto Escondido (pop. 25,900) 24 km away, Santos Reyes Nopala (pop. 5,200) 28 km away, San Gabriel Mixtepec (pop. 3,500) 32 km away, Santiago Yaitepec (pop. 4,100) 36 km away, Santa Catarina Juquila (pop. 6,200) 38 km away, and San Miguel Panixtlahuaca (pop. 5,700) 41 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 18, 2023 12:04 am (GMT -6) local time (18 Feb 2023 06:04 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.9°N / 97.3°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Primary data source: SSN
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