Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 15km WSW of Deep Springs, CA, on Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 10:11 am (GMT -8) -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 13 km depth
20 Jan 18:13 UTC: First to report: USGS after 2 minutes.
20 Jan 20:32: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.8 to 12.7 km (from 8 to 7.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards ENE.
20 Jan 20:32: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.8 to 12.7 km (from 8 to 7.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1 km (0.6 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 20, 2022 18:11:21 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jan 20, 2022 at 10:11 am (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 12.7 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.33017°N / 118.147°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 37.33°S / 61.853°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Ubehebe Craters (71 km / 44 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Wilkerson (pop: 563) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NE of Big Pine (pop: 1,760) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (pop: 2,650) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) S of Dyer (Nevada) (pop: 259) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) ESE of Round Valley (pop: 435) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Swall Meadows (pop: 220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) N of Independence (pop: 669) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) N of Lone Pine (pop: 2,040) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) ESE of Mammoth Lakes (pop: 7,950) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) NE of Squaw Valley (pop: 3,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  4.8°C (41 F), humidity: 26%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 13 km | 15km WSW of Deep Springs, CA | USGS |
| 2.6 | 13 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | EMSC |
| 2.6 | 13 km | California-Nevada Border Region | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.6, 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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