A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/10/24 / 2024-10-19 16:45:21 / October 19, 2024 @ 4:45 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000nqgf. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nqgf. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -38.1403° West, 8.1902° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 16:45:21 / 4:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: central Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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