A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us1000f39v. Event ids that are associated: us1000f39v. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/06/18 / 2018-06-27 10:01:57 / June 27, 2018 @ 10:01 am. The temblor was picked up at 09:01:57 / 9:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -16.8476 West, latitude -35.5563 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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