Minor mag. 1.1 earthquake - Switzerland: Sanetschpass VS on Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022 at 5:47 pm (GMT +1) -
Minor magnitude 1.1 earthquake at 5 km depth
18 Jan 16:49 UTC: First to report: SED after 1 minute.
19 Jan 08:00: Magnitude recalculated from 1.3 to 1.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.1 to 4.8 km (from 3.2 to 3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.8 km (0.5 mi) towards E.
19 Jan 08:00: Magnitude recalculated from 1.3 to 1.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.1 to 4.8 km (from 3.2 to 3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.8 km (0.5 mi) towards E.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 18, 2022 16:47:54 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022 at 5:47 pm (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 1.1 |
| Depth | 4.8 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 46.32°N / 7.35°E  (Switzerland) |
| Antipode | 46.32°S / 172.65°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | SED (Swiss Seismological Service) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 70 km (44 mi) S of Berna (pop: 121,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  -7.9°C (18 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 0 m/s (0 kts) |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 106 joules (0.783 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 1.1 | 4.8 km | Switzerland: Sanetschpass VS | SED |
| 1.3 | 5 km | SWITZERLAND | EMSC |
| 0.3 | 4.5 km | Switzerland | RaspberryShake |
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