A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Siglufjörður in Iceland on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/06/20 / 2020-06-21 19:46:18 / June 21, 2020 @ 7:46 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred 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 detected at 19:46:18 / 7:46 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000ag1w. Event ids that are associated: us6000ag1w. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -18.8194 West, latitude 66.4955 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iceland (c. 309 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sauðárkrókur. Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Sauðárkrókur (c. 2 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 38 km N of Siglufjörður, Iceland.
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