A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -11.7611° West, -21.01° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/09/17 / 2017-09-17 13:30:30 / September 17, 2017 @ 1:30 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000at5r. Id of event: us2000at5r. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:30:30 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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