Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 11km S of Tres Pinos, CA, on Friday, Jan 14, 2022 at 11:50 am (GMT -8) -
Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 6 km depth
14 Jan 19:52 UTC: First to report: USGS after 2 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 14, 2022 19:50:17 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 14, 2022 at 11:50 am (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Depth | 5.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.68884°N / 121.32367°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 36.689°S / 58.676°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Mammoth Mountain (229 km / 142 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) S of Tres Pinos (pop: 476) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Hollister (pop: 37,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Gonzales (pop: 8,470) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) N of Soledad (pop: 25,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) E of Salinas (pop: 157,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) ESE of Prunedale (pop: 17,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) SSE of Gilroy (pop: 53,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) E of Marina (pop: 21,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) ESE of Watsonville (pop: 53,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SE of San Jose (pop: 1,026,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  12.8°C (55 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.3 | 5.5 km | 11km S of Tres Pinos, CA | USGS |
| 2.3 | 6 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
| 2.3 | 5.5 km | Central California | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
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