A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Aasiaat in Greenland. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.5 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10005g2i. Event ids that are associated: us10005g2i. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:47:27 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -53.4596° West, latitude 69.1565° North, depth = 16.5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/16 / 2016-05-09 15:47:27 / May 9, 2016 @ 3:47 pm.
Close country/countries, Greenland (c. 56 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ilulissat (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Ilulissat (c. 4 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 55 km NNW of Aasiaat, Greenland.
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