A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 07:28:36 / January 26, 2018 @ 7:28 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -47.4333° West, 16.1282° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 04:28:36 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). 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: us2000cpnn. Id of event: us2000cpnn. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
Did you feel anything?
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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply