Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - Alaska, USA, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 5:34 am (GMT -9) -
Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 14 km depth
16 Jan 14:38 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
16 Jan 14:39: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.6 to 8.8 km (from 10.9 to 5.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 23 km (15 mi) towards NNE.
16 Jan 20:12: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.6 to 14.3 km (from 10.9 to 8.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.8 mi) towards N.
16 Jan 14:39: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.6 to 8.8 km (from 10.9 to 5.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 23 km (15 mi) towards NNE.
16 Jan 20:12: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.6 to 14.3 km (from 10.9 to 8.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.8 mi) towards N.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 14:34:35 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 5:34 am (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.4 |
| Depth | 14.3 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 60.1013°N / 148.3864°W  (Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 60.101°S / 31.614°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Redoubt (244 km / 152 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 56 km (35 mi) E of Bear Creek (pop: 1,960) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (36 mi) E of Seward (pop: 2,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) SSE of Girdwood (pop: 2,250) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 140 km (87 mi) ESE of Sterling (pop: 5,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) SE of Alaska City (pop: 298,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SSE of Eagle River (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SSE of Eagle River (Anchorage) (pop: 24,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) ESE of Soldotna (pop: 4,540) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) ESE of Kenai (pop: 7,660) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 170 km (106 mi) SSE of Knik-Fairview (pop: 14,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  -2.9°C (27 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.4 | 14 km | 21 Km W of Chenega, Alaska | USGS |
| 3.6 | 29 km | KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA | EMSC |
| 3.6 | 18 km | Kenai Peninsula, Alaska | RaspberryShake |
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