A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 162 km WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands (101 miles) on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 08/07/15 / 2015-07-08 07:15:55 / July 8, 2015 @ 7:15 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -29.2029° West, -59.5098° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 05:15:55 / 5:15 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20002vxp. Unique identifier: us20002vxp. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 162 km WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands.
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