A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/05/18 / 2018-05-21 17:50:36 / May 21, 2018 @ 5:50 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -14.1261° West, -14.1352° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ebwi. Id of event: us1000ebwi. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:50:36 / 4:50 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 has occurred nearby.
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