A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, Owen Fracture Zone region (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:45:28 / 6:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/01/21 / 2021-01-02 18:45:28 / January 2, 2021 @ 6:45 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000d7sn. Id of event: us6000d7sn. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 56.2762° East, 14.5873° North. 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).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Owen Fracture Zone region.
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