A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 11:29:13 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -26.3856 West, latitude 1.7618 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 13:29:13 / January 26, 2018 @ 1:29 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cpsy. Id of event: us2000cpsy.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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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