A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Event id: us2000bsb7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bsb7. Exact location of event, longitude -40.4923 West, latitude 9.4131 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/11/17 / 2017-11-21 14:56:16 / November 21, 2017 @ 2:56 pm. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:56:16 / 11:56 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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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