A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 172 km E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (107 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:08:31 / 5:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -23.5127 West, latitude -58.9457 South, depth = 21.93 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.93 km (14 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/15 / 2015-07-08 07:08:31 / July 8, 2015 @ 7:08 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20002vxm. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002vxm.
Every 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. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 172 km E of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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