A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 117 km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (73 miles) on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 06:37:35 / 6:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.98 km (37 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -25.3972 West, latitude -57.086 South, depth = 59.98 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/09/15 / 2015-09-07 08:37:35 / September 7, 2015 @ 8:37 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us20003h2h. Unique identifier: us20003h2h.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km ESE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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