A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:01:52 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -30.6 West, latitude 52.1381 North, depth = 8.33 km. Global time and date of event 02/05/17 / 2017-05-02 13:01:52 / May 2, 2017 @ 1:01 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.33 km (5 miles). Id of earthquake: us10008qrh. Event ids that are associated: us10008qrh.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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