A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 298 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (185 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/09/25 / 2025-09-14 08:12:23 / September 14, 2025 @ 8:12 am. The temblor was reported at 08:12:23 / 8:12 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rfe4. Event ids that are associated: us6000rfe4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -15.8382 West, latitude 69.734 North, depth = 10 km.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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: 298 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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