Minor mag. 1.4 earthquake - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, on Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 7:59 pm (GMT +1) -
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Minor magnitude 1.4 earthquake at 8 km depth
21 Jan 19:07 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 9 minutes.
24 Jan 11:00: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 1.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 7.6 km (from 3.1 to 4.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2 mi) towards S.
24 Jan 11:00: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 1.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 7.6 km (from 3.1 to 4.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.3 km (2 mi) towards S.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 21, 2022 18:59:06 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 7:59 pm (GMT +1) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 1.4 |
Depth | 7.6 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.50253°N / 4.83211°E ![]() |
Antipode | 44.503°S / 175.168°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
Nearest volcano | Chaîne des Puys (203 km / 126 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 139 km (86 mi) S of Lyon (pop: 472,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 520 km (323 mi) SSE of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 7.9 x 106 joules (2.21 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
1.4 | 7.6 km | France: Near Montélimar | RENASS |
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