A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Måløy in Norway. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:05:50 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.254 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pjkz. Id of event: us6000pjkz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/01/25 / 2025-01-12 20:05:50 / January 12, 2025 @ 8:05 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 4.8099° East, 62.2679° North, depth 9.254 km.
Nearby country/countries, Norway (c. 5 009 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Florø, Ålesund, Ørsta. The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Ålesund (c. 44 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Florø (c. 8 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Ørsta (c. 6 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Volda (c. 5 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Ulsteinvik (c. 5 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km NNW of Måløy, Norway. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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