A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -43.8279 West, latitude 28.3555 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/25 / 2025-10-03 04:23:43 / October 3, 2025 @ 4:23 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:23:43 / 4:23 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rfa7. Unique identifier: us6000rfa7. 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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