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Weak mag. 3.3 earthquake - Alaska, USA, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:09 am (GMT -9) -
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Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 53 km depth
15 Jan 20:12 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
15 Jan 20:12: Now using data updates from USGS
15 Jan 20:53: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.9 to 52.9 km (from 32 to 33 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards NW.
15 Jan 20:12: Now using data updates from USGS
15 Jan 20:53: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.9 to 52.9 km (from 32 to 33 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards NW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 20:09:08 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:09 am (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 52.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 61.0577°N / 150.8599°W  (Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 61.058°S / 29.14°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Spurr (79 km / 49 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 15 km (9 mi) E of Tyonek (pop: 171) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Nikiski (pop: 4,490) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) WSW of Alaska City (pop: 298,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) N of Sterling (pop: 5,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) NNE of Kenai (pop: 7,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) N of Soldotna (pop: 4,540) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) NNE of Kalifornsky (pop: 7,850) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) WSW of Eagle River (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) WSW of Eagle River (Anchorage) (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SW of Knik-Fairview (pop: 14,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Snow  -1.3°C (30 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 53 km | 15 Km E of Tyonek, Alaska | USGS |
| 3.6 | 63 km | SOUTHERN ALASKA | EMSC |
| 3.3 | 53 km | Southern Alaska | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake (3)
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