A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/08/20 / 2020-08-31 09:56:03 / August 31, 2020 @ 9:56 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -29.8727° West, 0.8478° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bf7r. Id of event: us7000bf7r. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:56:03 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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