A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 103 km S of Faro, Portugal (64 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:48:49 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -7.8299° West, 36.09° North, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us10006939. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006939. Global time and date of event 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 03:48:49 / August 1, 2016 @ 3:48 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 103 km S of Faro, Portugal.
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