A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 250 km ESE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland (155 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -15.5565° West, 69.9246° North. The temblor was detected at 13:12:57 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70004crl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004crl. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 14:12:57 / July 6, 2019 @ 2:12 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 250 km ESE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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