A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 117 km NNE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (73 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10003093. Unique identifier: us10003093. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.98 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 18:59:22 / August 7, 2015 @ 6:59 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:59:22 / 4:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -26.7704° West, -55.6715° South, depth 34.98 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km NNE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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