A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:06:50 / 8:06 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 04/02/18 / 2018-02-04 09:06:50 / February 4, 2018 @ 9:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -13.6696° West, latitude -29.5013° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000cflk. Unique identifier: us1000cflk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 has struck near.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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