Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - Norwegian Sea on Monday, 4 Jan 2021 2:38 pm (GMT +0) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
4 Jan 14:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
4 Jan 17:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.4. Epicenter location corrected by 8.5 km (5.3 mi) towards W.
4 Jan 17:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.4. Epicenter location corrected by 8.5 km (5.3 mi) towards W.
Date & time: 4 Jan 2021 14:38:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 4 Jan 2021 2:38 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 73.13°N / 6.65°E
Nearby towns and cities:
559 km (347 mi) NW of Gryllefjord (pop: 439) --> See nearby quakes!
569 km (354 mi) NW of Ersfjord (pop: 306) --> See nearby quakes!
582 km (361 mi) NW of Tromsø (pop: 52,400) --> See nearby quakes!
599 km (372 mi) NNW of Harstad (pop: 19,400) --> See nearby quakes!
621 km (386 mi) NW of Sjøvegan (pop: 723) --> See nearby quakes!
621 km (386 mi) NW of Lyngseidet (pop: 821) --> See nearby quakes!
623 km (387 mi) NW of Storsteinnes (pop: 890) --> See nearby quakes!
634 km (394 mi) NW of Setermoen (Bardu) (pop: 2,410) --> See nearby quakes!
680 km (422 mi) NW of Kilpisjärvi (pop: 114) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
4.1°C (39 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 17 m/s (33 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Broken Clouds
4.1°C (39 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 17 m/s (33 kts) from WSWEstimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | - Greenland Sea | GFZ |
| M 4.6 | 10 km | GREENLAND SEA | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | Greenland Sea | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | Greenland Sea | USGS |
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