Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 26 Km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 9:17 am (GMT -9) -
Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 0 km depth
16 Jan 18:21 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
16 Jan 18:27: Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1 mi) towards S.
16 Jan 18:27: Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1 mi) towards S.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 18:17:59 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 9:17 am (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.2 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 64.9549°N / 146.3297°W  (Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 64.955°S / 33.67°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Buzzard Creek (140 km / 87 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pleasant Valley (pop: 725) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NE of Eielson Air Force Base (pop: 2,650) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) ENE of North Pole (pop: 2,190) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) NNE of Salcha (pop: 1,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) ENE of Badger (pop: 19,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) E of Fox (pop: 417) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) ENE of Fairbanks (pop: 32,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) E of College (pop: 13,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) E of Ester (pop: 2,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) NNW of Big Delta (pop: 591) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Snow  -16.5°C (2 F), humidity: 97%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 108 joules (35 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.2 | 0 km | 26 Km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska | USGS |
User reports for this quake
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