A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 08/04/25 / 2025-04-08 16:44:10 / April 8, 2025 @ 4:44 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 16:44:10 / 4:44 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pu99. Unique identifier: us7000pu99. Exact location of earthquake, -39.5514° West, 8.9568° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

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

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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: central Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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