A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, central Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qbdr. Id of event: us7000qbdr. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:48:27 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/25 / 2025-07-08 16:48:27 / July 8, 2025 @ 4:48 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -31.4214 West, latitude 3.1474 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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