A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -17.0463° West, latitude -35.5073° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/04/18 / 2018-04-10 21:42:21 / April 10, 2018 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 20:42:21 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000e1kg. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000e1kg.
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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