A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 95 km SW of Sandgerdi, Iceland (59 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:17:38 / 12:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/20 / 2020-01-18 14:17:38 / January 18, 2020 @ 2:17 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -24.2538° West, 63.528° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us60007a2d. Event ids that are associated: us60007a2d.
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 has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 95 km SW of Sandgerdi, Iceland.
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