Light mag. 2.7 earthquake - China: 辽宁抚顺市新抚区（矿震） on Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:05 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 0 km depth
20 Jan 05:20 UTC: First to report: CEIC after 14 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 20, 2022 05:05:50 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:05 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.87°N / 123.93°E  (Liaoning, China) |
| Antipode | 41.87°S / 56.07°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | CEIC (China Earthquake Networks Center) |
| Nearest volcano | Longgang (218 km / 135 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) SSW of U-song (pop: 1,400,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Dongling (pop: 171,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) ENE of Shenyang (Liaoning Sheng) (pop: 6,255,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) S of Tieling (pop: 333,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) ENE of Sujiatun (pop: 148,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) NNW of Xiaoshi (pop: 69,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) N of Benxi (pop: 987,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) S of Kaiyuan (pop: 112,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) NE of Liaoyang (pop: 687,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 670 km (416 mi) ENE of Beijing (pop: 11,716,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  -9.2°C (16 F), humidity: 46%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 0 km | China: 辽宁抚顺市新抚区（矿震） | CEIC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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