A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -46.3543° West, 23.8912° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/10/24 / 2024-10-27 00:31:15 / October 27, 2024 @ 12:31 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000nneu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nneu. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:31:15 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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