A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:35:48 / 4:35 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 16/07/25 / 2025-07-16 16:35:48 / July 16, 2025 @ 4:35 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qd17. Unique identifier: us7000qd17. Exact location of earthquake, -13.5962° West, -29.71° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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