Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 24km WSW of Dana Point, CA, on Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:25 am (GMT -8) -
Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 14 km depth
24 Jan 19:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
24 Jan 19:28: Now using data updates from USGS
24 Jan 19:29: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 9.7 to 14.1 km (from 6 to 8.8 mi).
24 Jan 19:28: Now using data updates from USGS
24 Jan 19:29: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 9.7 to 14.1 km (from 6 to 8.8 mi).
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 24, 2022 19:25:08 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:25 am (GMT -8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 14.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 33.35217°N / 117.91217°W  (California, United States) |
| Antipode | 33.352°S / 62.088°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Lavic Lake (196 km / 122 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Dana Point (pop: 34,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Laguna Beach (pop: 23,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SW of Laguna Niguel (pop: 65,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) WSW of San Clemente (pop: 65,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SW of Aliso Viejo (pop: 50,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) S of Newport Beach (pop: 87,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) S of Costa Mesa (pop: 113,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SSE of Huntington Beach (pop: 201,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SSE of Long Beach (pop: 474,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) NW of San Diego (pop: 1,394,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  19.4°C (67 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | 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 |
| 2.0 | 14 km | 24km WSW of Dana Point, CA | USGS |
| 2.0 | 14 km | Southern California | RaspberryShake |
| 2.0 | 10 km | 24km WSW of Dana Point, CA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.0, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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