A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us1000eae9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eae9. Global time and date of event 23/05/18 / 2018-05-23 05:44:43 / May 23, 2018 @ 5:44 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 03:44:43 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -36.2136° West, 7.3983° North, depth 10 km. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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