A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (0 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hsq6. Id of event: us1000hsq6. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -26.356° West, -62.0088° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 13:34:12 / November 16, 2018 @ 1:34 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:34:12 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter).
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 struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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