Minor mag. 3.1 earthquake - Philippine Sea, Philippines, on Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 6:39 pm (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 159 km depth
21 Jan 10:50 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 11 minutes.
22 Jan 10:45: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 146.0 to 159.0 km (from 91 to 99 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards SW.
22 Jan 10:45: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 146.0 to 159.0 km (from 91 to 99 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards SW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 21, 2022 10:39:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 6:39 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 159.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.44°N / 125.93°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.44°S / 54.07°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Felt | |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Apo (95 km / 59 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Luzon (pop: 3,210) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Sigaboy (Davao Oriental) (pop: 7,980) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) E of Malita (pop: 41,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) S of Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) ESE of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) SSW of Mati (pop: 105,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) ESE of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) ENE of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SSE of Samal (pop: 43,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) SSE of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 159 km | Philippines: 028 Km S 34° W of Governor Generoso (Davao Oriental) | PHIVOLCS |
| 3.0 | 146 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
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