A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -36.473° West, 35.5914° North. Global time and date of event 15/08/25 / 2025-08-15 06:34:06 / August 15, 2025 @ 6:34 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000r0xj. Event ids that are associated: us6000r0xj. The temblor was detected at 06:34:06 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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