Minor mag. 2.4 earthquake - 43 Km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:33 am (GMT -9) -

Minor magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 19 km depth

15 Jan 12:37 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
15 Jan 12:39: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.7 to 19.2 km (from 11.6 to 11.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.3 km (0.8 mi) towards SSE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 15, 2022 12:33:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 3:33 am (GMT -9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.4
Depth	19.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	60.5058°N / 146.9847°W (Alaska, United States)
Antipode	60.506°S / 33.015°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Wrangell (230 km / 143 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	43 km (27 mi) SSW of Tatitlek (pop: 88) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) W of Cordova (pop: 2,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) SSW of Valdez (pop: 3,870) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (61 mi) ESE of Whittier (pop: 214) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 4.3°C (40 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10⁸ joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.4	19 km	43 Km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska	USGS
2.4	19 km	Southern Alaska	RaspberryShake
2.5	30 km	SOUTHERN ALASKA	EMSC

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