A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/17 / 2017-10-06 02:03:48 / October 6, 2017 @ 2:03 am. The temblor was picked up at 00:03:48 / 12:03 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b1t0. Id of event: us2000b1t0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -25.496° West, latitude 0.9934° North, depth = 10 km.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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