A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -13.3235 West, latitude -24.8668 South, depth = 9.55 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/04/18 / 2018-04-18 12:50:09 / April 18, 2018 @ 12:50 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.55 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000e23a. Event ids that are associated: us2000e23a. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:50:09 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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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