A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 249 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (155 miles). Global time and date of event 22/09/16 / 2016-09-22 07:08:54 / September 22, 2016 @ 7:08 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006u46. Event ids that are associated: us10006u46. The temblor was picked up at 06:08:54 / 6:08 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -15.1457° West, 70.2608° North.
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 have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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