A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 250 km SE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland (155 miles) on Monday. Id of earthquake: us100096e1. Event ids that are associated: us100096e1. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/06/17 / 2017-06-26 04:22:20 / June 26, 2017 @ 4:22 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -17.1699° West, 68.9673° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was detected at 03:22:20 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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. 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 have been detected in the same area.
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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: 250 km SE of Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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