A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (69 miles) on Friday. Event id: us2000awr1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000awr1. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/09/17 / 2017-09-22 18:21:39 / September 22, 2017 @ 6:21 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -11.0533° West, latitude 71.5805° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:21:39 / 5:21 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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 NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
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