Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, Philippines, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 12:17 am (GMT +8) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 20 km depth
15 Jan 16:31 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 16:17:07 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 12:17 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.92°N / 125.56°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 9.92°S / 54.44°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Paco (37 km / 23 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 720 km (448 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 129 km (80 mi) SE of Leyte Island (pop: 2,388,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  26°C (79 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 20 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| 3.1 | 7 km | Philippines: 010 Km S 57° W of Dinagat (Dinagat Islands) | PHIVOLCS |
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