A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qk3s. Unique identifier: us6000qk3s. Exact location of earthquake, -45.1242° West, 23.5239° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 30/05/25 / 2025-05-30 10:50:50 / May 30, 2025 @ 10:50 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 10:50:50 / 10:50 am (local time epicenter).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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