A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported Ascension Island region (0 miles) on Friday. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:59:44 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/10/18 / 2018-10-05 14:59:44 / October 5, 2018 @ 2:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000h7jc. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000h7jc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -11.4955 West, latitude -5.6465 South, depth = 10 km.
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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