A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 67 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (42 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 11:56:29 / August 31, 2015 @ 11:56 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20003iua. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003iua. The temblor was picked up at 09:56:29 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -26.4633 West, latitude -56.2475 South, depth = 35 km.
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 nine and in the last 365 days fifty-five 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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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: 67 km NE of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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