Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Sulu Sea, Philippines, on Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 12:09 am (GMT +8) -
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 23 km depth
16 Jan 16:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 1 minute.
17 Jan 05:40: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 23.0 km (from 2.5 to 14.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 24 km (15 mi) towards SSW.
17 Jan 05:40: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 23.0 km (from 2.5 to 14.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 24 km (15 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 16:09:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 12:09 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 23.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 10.29°N / 122.12°E  (Sulu Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 10.29°S / 57.88°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Canlaon (112 km / 70 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 22 km (14 mi) SE of Magdalena (pop: 2,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (20 mi) SE of Tobias Fornier (pop: 2,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) S of San Joaquin (pop: 4,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SW of Iloilo City (pop: 387,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) NNW of Sipalay (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) WSW of Pulupandan (Negros Occidental) (pop: 27,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) W of Hinigaran (pop: 39,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) WSW of Bago City (pop: 150,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) WNW of Kabankalan (pop: 136,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 496 km (308 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) WNW of Negros Island (pop: 4,414,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (66 mi) SSW of Panay Island (pop: 4,307,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  24.8°C (77 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 23 km | Philippines: 033 Km S 05° W of San Joaquin (Iloilo) | PHIVOLCS |
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