A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Galapagos Triple Junction region (0 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 08:35:21 / May 1, 2017 @ 8:35 am. The temblor was picked up at 01:35:21 / 1:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -104.4414° West, 6.8596° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008mdw. Id of event: us10008mdw.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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