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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 10:26 am (GMT +8) -

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 24 km depth

22 Jan 02:32 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
22 Jan 02:34: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 5.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 85.0 to 78.0 km (from 53 to 48 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.8 mi) towards W.
22 Jan 02:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 6.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 78.0 to 74.0 km (from 48 to 46 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards W.
22 Jan 02:46: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 22, 2022 02:26:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 10:26 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	24.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	3.6951°N / 126.6747°E (Philippine Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	3.695°S / 53.325°W
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Awu (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	264 km (164 mi) NW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 299 km (186 mi) NNE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 316 km (197 mi) SSE of General Santos City (Philippines) (pop: 679,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 319 km (198 mi) NE of Manado (pop: 451,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 330 km (205 mi) NE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 333 km (207 mi) NNW of Ternate (pop: 101,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 336 km (209 mi) NE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 343 km (213 mi) NNW of Sofifi (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) (pop: 36,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 366 km (228 mi) S of Mati (Philippines) (pop: 105,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 370 km (230 mi) SSE of Digos (Philippines) (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	24 km	Indonesia: 231 Km SE of Sarangani, Philippines	USGS
6.0	49 km	KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA	EMSC
5.9	10 km	Indonesia: Near Davao	RENASS
6.0	24 km	Talaud Islands, Indonesia	RaspberryShake
6.1	20 km	Indonesia: 261 Km S 32° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental)	PHIVOLCS
6.1	35 km	Talaud Islands, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia]	INGV
6.1	24 km	Talaud Islands, Indonesia	GFZ
6.1	53 km	Talaud Islands, Indonesia	GeoAu

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 12764 km / 7931 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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Poblacion, Carmen, Surigao Del Sur, Caraga (619.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : A heavy swing in my house and some picture frame fallin down but not very strong than the last time but it was heavy (reported through our app)

General Santos City,Bula (312.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 10-15 s : Light shaking.intensity 3 (reported through our app)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (64 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jul 12, 2022 22:40 37 weeks ago	4.4 84 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 267 km SE of General Santos City, Philippines	More
Jul 7, 2022 12:46 38 weeks ago	4.2 88 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 275 km SE of General Santos City, Philippines	More
Jul 7, 2022 12:46 38 weeks ago	3.5 126 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 194 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Jun 24, 2022 13:57 40 weeks ago	3.4 41 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jun 21, 2022 19:01 40 weeks ago	4.0 105 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
Jun 9, 2022 14:41 42 weeks ago	3.8 98 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 216 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Jun 7, 2022 09:09 42 weeks ago	3.9 29 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 196 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Jun 6, 2022 12:47 42 weeks ago	3.4 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jun 3, 2022 14:29 43 weeks ago	4.4 48 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 29, 2022 21:13 43 weeks ago	4.9 34 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
May 23, 2022 05:37 44 weeks ago	4.7 61 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 14, 2022 19:29 45 weeks ago	3.9 137 km	Molucca Sea, 241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia	More
May 11, 2022 20:51 46 weeks ago	3.7 31 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia, 234 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
May 11, 2022 16:20 46 weeks ago	4.8 39 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
May 9, 2022 09:30 46 weeks ago	3.9 36 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 247 km SE of Glan, Philippines	More
May 9, 2022 09:27 46 weeks ago	4.5 32 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 274 km SE of General Santos City, Philippines	More
May 8, 2022 16:34 46 weeks ago	4.6 40 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 8, 2022 12:17 46 weeks ago	5.0 42 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 8, 2022 02:29 46 weeks ago	5.2 40 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 8, 2022 02:18 46 weeks ago	4.9 39 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 8, 2022 02:18 46 weeks ago	4.1 120 km	Molucca Sea, 292 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
May 8, 2022 02:12 46 weeks ago	5.0 51 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
May 7, 2022 18:56 46 weeks ago	4.2 14 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Apr 26, 2022 17:55 48 weeks ago	3.3 32 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 203 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Apr 24, 2022 22:14 48 weeks ago	4.2 68 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 277 km SE of General Santos City, Philippines	More
Apr 24, 2022 12:22 48 weeks ago	4.1 21 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 269 km SE of General Santos City, Philippines	More
Apr 20, 2022 17:48 49 weeks ago	4.4 50 km	North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 283 km SE of General Santos City, Philippines	More
Apr 19, 2022 22:03 49 weeks ago	4.1 10 km	Molucca Sea, 292 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Apr 19, 2022 21:20 49 weeks ago	5.1 46 km	Molucca Sea, 299 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Apr 18, 2022 06:13 49 weeks ago	4.6 49 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
Apr 4, 2022 08:22 51 weeks ago	3.7 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Apr 3, 2022 07:36 51 weeks ago	4.3 31 km	Philippine Sea, 294 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Apr 3, 2022 05:16 51 weeks ago	3.8 122 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia, 253 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Mar 30, 2022 16:42 52 weeks ago	3.7 224 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 197 km SE of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Mar 30, 2022 16:36 52 weeks ago	3.8 196 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 208 km S of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Mar 30, 2022 04:36 52 weeks ago	4.6 35 km	Molucca Sea, 287 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Mar 29, 2022 07:09 52 weeks ago	4.2 10 km	Molucca Sea, 276 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Mar 26, 2022 16:01 1 year 0 weeks ago	4.6 130 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Mar 26, 2022 04:01 1 year 0 weeks ago	4.9 76 km	Molucca Sea, 292 km NE of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Feb 17, 2022 18:57 1 year 6 weeks ago	3.5 62 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 214 km S of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines	More
Feb 17, 2022 13:00 1 year 6 weeks ago	3.8 44 km	Molucca Sea, 215 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia	More
Feb 12, 2022 08:25 1 year 6 weeks ago	4.6 36 km	Molucca Sea, 284 km NE of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia	More
Feb 9, 2022 22:41 1 year 7 weeks ago	4.2 36 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
Feb 5, 2022 20:12 1 year 7 weeks ago	4.6 47 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Feb 1, 2022 02:14 1 year 8 weeks ago	3.4 17 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 29, 2022 14:36 1 year 8 weeks ago	4.6 14 km	Indonesia: 231 Km SE of Sarangani, Philippines	More
Jan 26, 2022 18:11 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.4 65 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 24, 2022 19:23 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.9 59 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 23, 2022 10:13 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.0 15 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 23, 2022 01:12 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.7 50 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 21:12 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.5 35 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 16:26 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.0 25 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 13:12 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.0 6 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 09:01 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.5 59 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 07:08 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 04:26 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 04:00 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.9 49 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 03:57 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.6 64 km	Philippine Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 03:21 1 year 9 weeks ago	4.1 49 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 03:08 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.5 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 03:04 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.7 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 03:02 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.4 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 02:59 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.7 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More
Jan 22, 2022 02:49 1 year 9 weeks ago	3.5 10 km	Molucca Sea, Indonesia	More

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