A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ciei. Id of event: us1000ciei. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -6.6628 West, latitude -57.6658 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 05:52:14 / January 26, 2018 @ 5:52 am. The temblor was picked up at 05:52:14 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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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