A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, North of Ascension Island (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/11/15 / 2015-11-29 11:52:32 / November 29, 2015 @ 11:52 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -15.0306° West, latitude -1.3877° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 10:52:32 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10004300. Event ids that are associated: us10004300.
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 one 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: North of Ascension Island.
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