A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km S of Laugar, Iceland (69 miles) on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pjw8. Unique identifier: us6000pjw8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -17.4149 West, latitude 64.7192 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/01/25 / 2025-01-14 08:05:22 / January 14, 2025 @ 8:05 am. The temblor was picked up at 08:05:22 / 8:05 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 111 km S of Laugar, Iceland.
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