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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Arabian Sea, India, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:39 pm (GMT +5) -
Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
15 Jan 18:51 UTC: First to report: NCS after 12 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 18:39:15 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:39 pm (GMT +5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.3 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.2547°N / 70.6129°E  (Arabian Sea, India) |
| Antipode | 16.255°S / 109.387°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | NCS (National Center for Seismology) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 311 km (193 mi) WSW of Dābhol (pop: 9,140) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 316 km (196 mi) WSW of Harnai (Ratnagiri) (pop: 7,140) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 320 km (199 mi) WSW of Jalgaon (pop: 5,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 324 km (201 mi) SW of Savardhan (Raigad) (pop: 15,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 338 km (210 mi) SW of Mhasla (pop: 9,330) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 340 km (211 mi) SW of Murud (Raigad) (pop: 12,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 354 km (220 mi) SW of Revadanda (Raigad) (pop: 10,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 358 km (223 mi) SW of Alibag (pop: 20,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 360 km (224 mi) SW of Roha (pop: 90,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 382 km (237 mi) SW of Pen (pop: 34,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  25°C (77 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.3 | 10 km | 345km WNW of Baga, Goa, India | NCS |
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