A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Reykjanes Ridge (0 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us100043bv. Ids that are associated to the event: us100043bv. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/12/15 / 2015-12-01 00:59:21 / December 1, 2015 @ 12:59 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:59:21 / 12:59 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was 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). Exact location, longitude -29.1098° West, latitude 60.7397° North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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