A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pzlm. Id of event: us7000pzlm. Exact location, longitude -16.3386° West, latitude -43.4188° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:16:36 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/25 / 2025-05-01 18:16:36 / May 1, 2025 @ 6:16 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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