A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, north of Svalbard (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:09:38 / 4:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 7.5762° East, 85.038° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/09/25 / 2025-09-26 16:09:38 / September 26, 2025 @ 4:09 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rd6h. Id of event: us6000rd6h. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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