A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 255 km ESE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland (158 miles) on Saturday. All ids that are associated to the event: us70004cl8. Unique identifier: us70004cl8. The temblor was detected at 11:21:50 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -15.4505 West, latitude 69.8876 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 12:21:50 / July 6, 2019 @ 12:21 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 255 km ESE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland.
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