A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported Ascension Island region (0 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000ri88. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ri88. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:42:59 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -11.5485 West, latitude -5.6623 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 20/10/25 / 2025-10-20 00:42:59 / October 20, 2025 @ 12:42 am UTC/GMT.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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