Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - Pays de la Loire, France, on Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 11:38 am (GMT +1) -
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Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 0 km depth
17 Jan 10:56 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 18 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 17, 2022 10:38:17 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jan 17, 2022 at 11:38 am (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 46.9893°N / 1.36268°W  (Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France) |
| Antipode | 46.989°S / 178.637°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Nantes (pop: 277,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 346 km (215 mi) SW of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  5°C (41 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 0 km | France: Near Vertou (quarry Blast) | RENASS |
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