A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/01/18 / 2018-01-22 19:36:25 / January 22, 2018 @ 7:36 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -33.2805° West, 5.7912° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:36:25 / 5:36 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000ceaq. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ceaq.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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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