A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 236 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (147 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -2.4797 West, latitude 71.6197 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us60003swd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60003swd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 28/05/19 / 2019-05-28 00:34:55 / May 28, 2019 @ 12:34 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 00:34:55 / 12:34 am (local time epicenter).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 236 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
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