A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (0 miles). Global time and date of event 16/09/25 / 2025-09-16 03:00:17 / September 16, 2025 @ 3:00 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:00:17 / 3:00 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rfu6. Id of event: us6000rfu6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -44.9733° West, 23.3055° North.

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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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