A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 193 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (120 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -3.5401° West, 71.3734° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000mq4z. Event ids that are associated: us7000mq4z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:48:32 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/06/24 / 2024-06-03 21:48:32 / June 3, 2024 @ 9:48 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 193 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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