A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000euch. Unique identifier: us1000euch. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -40.3582° West, 8.8978° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/06/18 / 2018-06-18 09:16:55 / June 18, 2018 @ 9:16 am. The temblor was reported at 06:16:55 / 6:16 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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