Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - Philippine Sea, Philippines, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 12:50 am (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 31 km depth
15 Jan 17:05 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 15 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 16:50:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 12:50 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 31.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 12.71°N / 123.73°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 12.71°S / 56.27°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Bulusan (35 km / 22 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 364 km (226 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) N of Masbate Island (pop: 706,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  24.3°C (76 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 31 km | Philippines: 010 Km N 43° E of Monreal (Masbate) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
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