A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/05/18 / 2018-05-07 15:13:36 / May 7, 2018 @ 3:13 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -40.5921 West, latitude 9.6035 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:13:36 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000e2y9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e2y9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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