A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 28 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (17 miles). Id of earthquake: us20002zhx. Event ids that are associated: us20002zhx. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:59:05 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -27.5055° West, -56.5119° South, depth 114.49 km. Global time and date of event 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 17:59:05 / July 5, 2015 @ 5:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.49 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 28 km NW of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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