Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 36 Km W of Tatitlek, Alaska, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 11:04 am (GMT -9) -
Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 1 km depth
16 Jan 20:07 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
16 Jan 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.8 to 0.0 km (from 1.7 to 0 mi).
16 Jan 20:16: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 0.8 km (from 0 to 0.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.3 km (2.7 mi) towards ENE.
16 Jan 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.8 to 0.0 km (from 1.7 to 0 mi).
16 Jan 20:16: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 0.8 km (from 0 to 0.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.3 km (2.7 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 20:04:23 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 11:04 am (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 0.8 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 60.9097°N / 147.3489°W  (Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 60.91°S / 32.651°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Wrangell (214 km / 133 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 37 km (23 mi) W of Tatitlek (pop: 88) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) WSW of Valdez (pop: 3,870) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) ENE of Whittier (pop: 214) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (59 mi) WNW of Cordova (pop: 2,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) E of Girdwood (pop: 2,250) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) S of Glacier View (pop: 234) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (64 mi) SE of Knik River (pop: 744) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) SE of Palmer (pop: 6,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 123 km (76 mi) SE of Sutton-Alpine (pop: 1,450) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 130 km (81 mi) SE of Buffalo Soapstone (pop: 855) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  -7.5°C (19 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 0.8 km | 36 Km W of Tatitlek, Alaska | USGS |
User reports for this quake
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