Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 50 Km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska, on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 11:22 pm (GMT -9) -
Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 0 km depth
17 Jan 08:26 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
17 Jan 08:31: Epicenter location corrected by 0.5 km (0.3 mi) towards ENE.
17 Jan 08:31: Epicenter location corrected by 0.5 km (0.3 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 17, 2022 08:22:33 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 at 11:22 pm (GMT -9) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 61.661°N / 142.0952°W  (Alaska, United States) |
| Antipode | 61.661°S / 37.905°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Churchill (36 km / 22 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 51 km (31 mi) ENE of MakKarti (pop: 28) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  -16.6°C (2 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NE |
| 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 km | 50 Km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska | USGS |
User reports for this quake
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