A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported Ascension Island region (0 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:38:16 / 5:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -13.3495° West, latitude -7.7387° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us10005zn3. Event ids that are associated: us10005zn3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 17:38:16 / July 3, 2016 @ 5:38 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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