A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported Southwest of Africa (0 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:54:28 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/10/17 / 2017-10-23 17:54:28 / October 23, 2017 @ 5:54 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000aw0d. Event ids that are associated: us1000aw0d. Exact location, longitude 16.9489° East, latitude -52.4204° South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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