A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -31.9985 West, latitude 3.9096 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mtqs. Unique identifier: us6000mtqs. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/24 / 2024-04-17 18:10:29 / April 17, 2024 @ 6:10 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 18:10:29 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter).
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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: central Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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