A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 254 km ESE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland (158 miles) on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:25:36 / 1:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70004csc. Event ids that are associated: us70004csc. Exact location of event, longitude -15.5786 West, latitude 69.7775 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 14:25:36 / July 6, 2019 @ 2:25 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 254 km ESE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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