Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 12km WSW of Laytonville, CA, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 12:58 pm (GMT -8) -
Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 0 km depth
15 Jan 21:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
15 Jan 21:01: Now using data updates from USGS
15 Jan 21:01: Now using data updates from USGS
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 20:58:36 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 12:58 pm (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Depth | 0.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.659°N / 123.622°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 39.659°S / 56.378°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Clear Lake (106 km / 66 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Laytonville (pop: 1,230) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg (Mendocino County) (pop: 7,290) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) WSW of Covelo (pop: 1,260) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) NW of Little Lake (pop: 4,860) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SSE of Redway (pop: 1,230) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 57 km (35 mi) NW of Redwood Valley (pop: 1,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) NNW of Ukiah (pop: 15,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) NW of Lakeport (pop: 4,810) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NW of Lucerne (pop: 3,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) NW of Clearlake (Lake County) (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  10.6°C (51 F), humidity: 43%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.3 | 0.2 km | 12km WSW of Laytonville, CA | USGS |
| 2.2 | 0 km | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
| 2.3 | 0.2 km | Near Coast of N. California | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.3, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
