A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:11:23 / 2:11 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/11/17 / 2017-11-06 16:11:23 / November 6, 2017 @ 4:11 pm. Event id: us2000bpnc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bpnc. Exact location, longitude -31.3627° West, latitude 3.5161° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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