A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000cdsc. Unique identifier: us1000cdsc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 11:56:12 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -13.1506° West, -15.2442° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/01/18 / 2018-01-21 12:56:12 / January 21, 2018 @ 12:56 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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