Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Molucca Sea, Indonesia, on Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 9:12 pm (GMT +8) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 6 km depth
22 Jan 13:25 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 13 minutes.
23 Jan 11:55: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.0 to 6.0 km (from 10.6 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 25 km (15 mi) towards E.
23 Jan 11:55: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.0 to 6.0 km (from 10.6 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 25 km (15 mi) towards E.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 22, 2022 13:12:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 9:12 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Depth | 6.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 3.49°N / 126.45°E  (Molucca Sea, Indonesia) |
| Antipode | 3.49°S / 53.55°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Awu (107 km / 66 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 239 km (149 mi) SSE of Sarangani (Davao del Sur, Philippines) (pop: 7,510) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 262 km (163 mi) NW of Tobelo (Kabupaten Halmahera Utara) (pop: 10,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 266 km (165 mi) NNE of Bitung (pop: 137,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 276 km (172 mi) NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) (pop: 8,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 285 km (177 mi) SSE of Caburan (Davao del Sur, Philippines) (pop: 12,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 286 km (177 mi) NE of Manado (pop: 451,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 294 km (183 mi) SSE of Glan (Sarangani, Philippines) (pop: 24,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 297 km (185 mi) NE of Tondano (Kabupaten Minahasa) (pop: 33,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 303 km (188 mi) NE of Tomohon (pop: 27,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 304 km (189 mi) SSE of Malapatan (Sarangani, Philippines) (pop: 19,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  27.9°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.0 | 6 km | Indonesia: 242 Km S 28° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) | PHIVOLCS |
| 3.9 | 17 km | KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA | EMSC |
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