A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -18.9604° West, 0.2461° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 22:42:23 / 10:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/16 / 2016-08-08 23:42:23 / August 8, 2016 @ 11:42 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10006cxg. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006cxg.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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