Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, on Sunday, Jan 2, 2022 at 6:30 am (GMT -2) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 35 km depth
2 Jan 09:01 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 2, 2022 08:30:46 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 2, 2022 at 6:30 am (GMT -2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.8 |
| Depth | 35.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 58.7127°S / 25.1938°W  (South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands) |
| Antipode | 58.713°N / 154.806°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Montagu Island (74 km / 46 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  -0.3°C (31 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.8 | 35 km | South Sandwich Islands Region | USGS |
| 4.8 | 35 km | SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
| 4.8 | 35 km | South Sandwich Islands Region | RaspberryShake |
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