A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -12.4562° West, -45.7593° South, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us1000bkhq. Event ids that are associated: us1000bkhq. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/12/17 / 2017-12-03 05:53:15 / December 3, 2017 @ 5:53 am. The temblor was detected at 04:53:15 / 4:53 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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