A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/07/16 / 2016-07-19 18:49:08 / July 19, 2016 @ 6:49 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10.03 km, -13.6367° West, -24.7776° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.03 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20006fx2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006fx2. The temblor was reported at 17:49:08 / 5:49 pm (local time epicenter).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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