A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -32.5085 West, latitude 4.4473 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 10:33:42 / 10:33 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10004s3f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004s3f. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/02/16 / 2016-02-20 12:33:42 / February 20, 2016 @ 12:33 pm. 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 seventeen, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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