A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:31:28 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -14.0431° West, -23.0587° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002n4f. Id of event: us10002n4f. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 22:31:28 / July 2, 2015 @ 10:31 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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