Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - Alaska, USA, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 2:42 pm (GMT -9) -
Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 19 km depth
16 Jan 23:45 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
16 Jan 23:47: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.3 to 19.4 km (from 13.2 to 12.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards WNW.
16 Jan 23:47: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.3 to 19.4 km (from 13.2 to 12.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards WNW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 16, 2022 23:42:16 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 2:42 pm (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 19.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 62.3005°N / 148.3948°W  (Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 62.301°S / 31.605°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Buzzard Creek (197 km / 122 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 56 km (35 mi) N of Chickaloon (pop: 272) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) NNE of Sutton-Alpine (pop: 1,450) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) NE of Fishhook (pop: 4,680) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) ENE of Susitna North (pop: 1,260) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) NNE of Palmer (pop: 6,790) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) NNE of Wasilla (pop: 9,280) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) NE of Houston (pop: 2,210) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) NE of Willow Creek (pop: 2,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 108 km (67 mi) NE of Knik-Fairview (pop: 14,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) NE of Big Lake (pop: 3,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  -21.1°C (-6 F), humidity: 100%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 19 km | Central Alaska | USGS |
| 2.8 | 35 km | CENTRAL ALASKA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
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