Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - Arctic Ocean, Greenland, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 7:24 am (GMT +0) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.8 quake Arctic Ocean, Greenland, May 21, 2022 7:01 am (GMT +0), which had occurred 23 minutes earlier.
Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
21 May 07:38 UTC: First to report: USGS after 13 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 21, 2022 07:24:46 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 7:24 am (GMT +0) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 84.1691°N / 0.7749°W  (Arctic Ocean, Greenland) |
| Antipode | 84.169°S / 179.225°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Snow  -3.8°C (25 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.5 | 10 km | Greenland: North of Svalbard | USGS |
| 4.5 | 2 km | Greenland: NORTH OF SVALBARD | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 10 km | Greenland: North of Svalbard | RaspberryShake |
| 4.5 | 10 km | Greenland: North of Svalbard | GFZ |
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