A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 64 km SW of Sandgerdi, Iceland (40 miles). Id of earthquake: us60007a28. Event ids that are associated: us60007a28. Exact location of earthquake, -23.7426° West, 63.676° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 14:07:40 / January 18, 2020 @ 2:07 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 12:07:40 / 12:07 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 64 km SW of Sandgerdi, Iceland. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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