A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (90 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude -4.7403° West, latitude 70.8507° North, depth = 16.35 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/06/18 / 2018-06-11 12:36:32 / June 11, 2018 @ 12:36 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 16.35 km (10 miles). Event id: us1000erkp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000erkp. The temblor was detected at 12:36:32 / 12:36 pm (local time epicenter).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 145 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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