Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - Catalonia, Spain, on Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 9:01 am (GMT +1) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 0 km depth
23 Jan 08:07 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 7 minutes.
23 Jan 08:38: Now using data updates from IGN
23 Jan 08:38: Now using data updates from IGN
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 23, 2022 08:01:08 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 9:01 am (GMT +1) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.9 |
Depth | 0.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.6375°N / 0.7416°E ![]() |
Antipode | 42.638°S / 179.258°W |
Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional) |
Nearest volcano | Olot Field (158 km / 98 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 182 km (113 mi) NW of Barcelona (Cataluña) (pop: 1,621,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 445 km (276 mi) NE of Madrid (pop: 3,255,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.9 | 0 km | Spain: SW VIELHA E MIJARAN.L | IGN |
2.7 | 4.7 km | Spain: Pyrenees | RaspberryShake |
2.6 | 2 km | Spain: PYRENEES | EMSC |
2.5 | 3.6 km | Spain: Near Tarbes | RENASS |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, 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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