A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (50 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/07/15 / 2015-07-08 22:25:59 / July 8, 2015 @ 10:25 pm. The temblor was reported at 20:25:59 / 8:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -25.2656° West, -58.7208° South, depth 35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002w6r. Id of event: us20002w6r. 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 80 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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