A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:00:44 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/11/24 / 2024-11-18 00:00:44 / November 18, 2024 @ 12:00 am. Exact location, longitude -14.4618° West, latitude -12.7645° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000nsc0. Event ids that are associated: us7000nsc0.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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