A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact location, longitude -43.7174° West, latitude 28.4177° North, depth = 10 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:23:24 / 10:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/08/15 / 2015-08-25 13:23:24 / August 25, 2015 @ 1:23 pm. Unique identifier: us100034r2. Ids that are associated to the event: us100034r2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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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