A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000d8v1. Event ids that are associated: us1000d8v1. The temblor was picked up at 08:11:53 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -37.9552 West, latitude 8.0684 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/03/18 / 2018-03-25 11:11:53 / March 25, 2018 @ 11:11 am UTC/GMT.
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 occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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