A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 223 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (139 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000nwgt. Event ids that are associated: us6000nwgt. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:58:49 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -14.7766° West, 70.7071° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/10/24 / 2024-10-04 08:58:49 / October 4, 2024 @ 8:58 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 223 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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