A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -25.6583° West, latitude 1.0274° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:12:20 / 4:12 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000esm8. Event ids that are associated: us1000esm8. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/06/18 / 2018-06-14 18:12:20 / June 14, 2018 @ 6:12 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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