A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.94 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 10:53:16 / August 2, 2015 @ 10:53 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us10002xa2. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002xa2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 09:53:16 / 9:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 9.94 km, -13.8725° West, -25.6587° South.
Every 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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