A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 20:59:56 / 8:59 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us20002ysk. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002ysk. Exact location, longitude -46.1667° West, latitude 24.3756° North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/07/15 / 2015-07-20 23:59:56 / July 20, 2015 @ 11:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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