A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:35:20 / 9:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us20006hsz. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006hsz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/07/16 / 2016-07-21 21:35:20 / July 21, 2016 @ 9:35 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -32.4721° West, 3.8799° North, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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