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M4.4 Earthquake near OAXACA, MEXICO (Mexico)

UTC time: 2025-10-05 14:09:35 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 5, 2025 at 14:09 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near OAXACA, MEXICO (Mexico). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Mexico: 4 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.3.

Details

ID
cad578f08cc98c5ba218968bd08317ffdd66959d
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-05 14:09:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Mexico
City
Oaxaca
Source
emsc
Coordinates
16.08600, -97.04600
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (45.6 km)
Regional average: 45.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 5, 2025, 2:17 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Puerto Escondido International AirportMexico · PXM · MMPS
    23.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Oaxaca

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 214 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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